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lenience vs clemency

clemency vs lenience

lenience and clemency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lenience Yes No No No
clemency Yes No No No
As nouns, clemency is a hyponym of lenience; that is, clemency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lenience:
  • lenience: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  • clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Other hyponyms of lenience include mercifulness, mercy.
lenience (noun) clemency (noun)
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant good weather with comfortable temperatures
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Difference between lenience and clemency

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