noun
forbearance, tolerance, charity; see kindness 1, mercy 1.
See leniency in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:
Forbearing or lenient treatment:
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