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1) indulgence; mansuétude; clémence2) laxismeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > leniency
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5 to implore the judge's leniency
Jur. implorer la clémence du jugeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to implore the judge's leniency
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['liːnɪəns]leniency ['liːnɪənsɪ] noun ( of person) indulgence f ( with pour; towards envers); ( of punishment) légèreté f -
7 softness
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs]a. [of fabric, skin, water] douceur f ; [of ground, snow] mollesse f ; [of bed, carpet] moelleux m ; [of fur, hair] soyeux m ; [of leather] souplesse f ; [of touch] légèreté f* * *['sɒftnɪs], US ['sɔːft-]noun (of texture, surface, skin, colour, light, outline, character, sound) douceur f; ( of substance) consistance f molle; fig (of attitude, approach, view) modération f; ( in economy) fléchissement m -
8 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) pécher par excès de -
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lenience, leniency n (of person, institution) indulgence f (with pour ; towards envers) ; ( of punishment) légèreté f. -
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dispose [dɪ'spəʊz]∎ I am not disposed to help him je ne suis pas disposé à l'aider;∎ his moving testimonial disposed the jury to leniency son témoignage émouvant a disposé le jury à l'indulgence∎ proverb man proposes, God disposes l'homme propose et Dieu dispose(a) (get rid of → waste, rubbish, problem) se débarrasser de; (by taking away → refuse) enlever, ramasser; (by selling) vendre; (by throwing away) jeter; (workers) congédier, renvoyer;∎ I'll dispose of it as I like j'en ferai ce que je voudrai;∎ I can dispose of this old table for you je peux te débarrasser de cette vieille table(b) (deal with → problem, question) résoudre, régler; (→ task, matter under discussion) expédier, régler;∎ to dispose of an argument détruire un argument(d) (have at one's disposal) disposer de, avoir à sa disposition
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leniency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mercifulness Nouns leniency, lenience, lenity, moderation, tolerance, toleration, mildness, gentleness, favor; indulgence, clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter, patience; compassion, ruth, pity. See… … English dictionary for students
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