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Definition of lenient

Lenient
Lenient Le"ni*ent (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe.] 1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. ``Lenient of grief.' --Milton. Of
Lenient
Lenient Le"ni*ent, n. (Med.) A lenitive; an emollient.

Meaning of lenient from wikipedia

- Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces "price paid, wages", from Latin merc-, merxi "merchandise") is benevolence...
- consider that the sentence might be unduly lenient. The Court of Appeal will only find a sentence to be unduly lenient, and increase it, if it falls outside...
- Lenient Obia (born 1 August 1977) is a Nigerian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. Obia qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke...
- The hungry judge effect is the claim that judges become more lenient after a meal break. It has been suggested that this may be an artifact of case scheduling...
- Egokind and Jona Mayr released an EP titled First Chapter, on the label Lenient Tales. Soon after, Demuth, Ascii Code and Viken Arman released the EP titled...
- lower prices, dear Campe, for otherwise I really don't see why I was so lenient with my material interests." Giorcelli, Michela; Moser, Petra (March 2020)...
- its development in Austrian Galicia under the Habsburgs were relatively lenient, the Russian part (historically known as "Little Russia" or "South Russia")...
- demand. Leniency programmes were first introduced in 1978 in the US, before being successfully reformed in 1993. The underlying principle of a leniency program...
- that player may not reenter the game. Children's games often have more lenient rules, such as Little League rules, which allow players to be substituted...
- Grade inflation (also known as grading leniency) is the general awarding of higher grades for same quality of work over time, which devalues grades. However...