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Forbearance vs Lenience - What's the difference?

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Forbearance is a related term of lenience.


As nouns the difference between forbearance and lenience

is that forbearance is patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation while lenience is (uncountable) leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.

forbearance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
  • A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

    • Related terms

    * forbear

    Synonyms

    * patience * restraint

    External links

    * (wikipedia "forbearance") * * *

    lenience

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
  • :There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
  • (countable) A leniency: a specific act or instance of leniency.