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lenity

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len⋅i⋅ty

  [len-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
2. a lenient act.
Origin:
1540–50; < L lēnītās. See lenis, -ty 2
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len·i·ty   (lěn'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency. See Synonyms at mercy.

[Latin lēnitās, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
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