Words and phrases that have a meaning related to lenience: (124 results)
Often used in the same context:
leniency, remorse, mercy, sympathy, magnanimity, contrition, disrespect, callousness, benevolence, insensitivity, forgiveness, clemency, seriousness, vindictiveness, compassion, restraint, deference, discourtesy, punishment, disdain, pardon, contempt, sentence, arrogance, ingratitude, acquittal, forbearance, sanction, gratitude, disregard, cowardice, solicitude, indifference, partiality, patience, obstinacy, dilatoriness, absolution, naivety, stubbornness, humility, greediness, liberality, mitigating circumstances, brazenness, prudence, convict, merciful, leeway, impudence, recidivist, plea bargain, rashness, prosecution, sentencer, hesitance, displeasure, depravity, passiveness, gratefulness, politeness, prejudgement, stupidity, kindness, evilness, decisiveness, churlishness, meanness, laxity, empathy, spinelessness, recklessness, indulgence, incorrigibility, impiety, culpability, immaturity, repentance, imprisonment, vileness, prosecutors, maliciousness, lese majesty, mitigating circumstance, ignorance, conviction, ruthlessness, selfishness, disapprobation, abhorrence, submissiveness, distain, firmness, generosity, untrustworthiness, scolding, penalty, viciousness, propensity, recalcitrance, extenuating circumstances, respect, liveliness, closeness, congeniality, delicacy, docility, eagerness, ease, harshness, lightness, moderation, rapidity, richness, sensitiveness, sharpness, softness, strictness, vividness
More specific:
mercifulness
More general:
Also try:permissiveness, tolerance
— Adjectives for lenience: more, such, greater, great, excessive, much, relative, undue, comparative, large, special, more...
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