
Noah Webster
Lenity
LEN'ITY, noun [Latin lenitas, from lenis, mild, soft.]
Mildness of temper; softness; tenderness; mercy. Young offenders may be treated with lenity It is opposed to severity and rigor.
LEN'ITY, noun [Latin lenitas, from lenis, mild, soft.]
Mildness of temper; softness; tenderness; mercy. Young offenders may be treated with lenity It is opposed to severity and rigor.