Lenience (8)
I believe the answer is:
clemency
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lenience</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(clemency is a kind of lenience)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for clemency that I've seen before include "Mercifulness" , "The quality of mercy" , "Quality of being merciful" , "Mercy, lenience" , "Leniency and compassion towards offenders" .)