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lenience

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le⋅ni⋅en⋅cy

  [lee-nee-uhn-see, leen-yuhn-]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. the quality or state of being lenient.
2. a lenient act.
Also, le⋅ni⋅ence.

Origin:
1770–80; leni(ent) + -ency
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le·ni·ence   (lē'nē-əns, lēn'yəns)   
n.  Leniency.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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