lenity
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
a lenient act.
Origin of lenity
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How to use lenity in a sentence
The mistake of the military authorities in regard to the New York riot, was lenity.
Poaching, John Carter—is—is a sin of which too many are guilty, owing to the lenity of our most excellent laws.
Your indulgence, your lenity shall take place of every hardship, and leave me nothing but filial affection!'
Camilla | Fanny BurneyWith this vast lightening of spirit came, not only gratitude, but a sense of lenity toward Governor Abbott.
The Lieutenant-Governor | Guy Wetmore CarrylThe very absence of all claim to mitigation, makes it impossible to mistake the motive to lenity in his case.
British Dictionary definitions for lenity
/ (ˈlɛnɪtɪ) /
the state or quality of being lenient
Origin of lenity
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