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lenity definition

len·ity (-tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being lenient; mildness; gentleness; mercifulness
  2. pl. lenities -·ties a lenient act

Etymology: OFr lenité < L lenitas < lenis, mild: see lenient

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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