leniency
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈliːniənsi/
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indulgencia
- The judge granted the defendant some leniency during sentencing due to his young age.
- show leniency
- promise of leniency
- receive leniency
If you admit guilt, you get the leniency of the court.
- If you admit guilt, you get the leniency of the court.
- And so he doesn't get leniency because that is not the right way to be.
- This is a sort of lenitas or leniency that is actually unjust and not good.
- The next day Greg Scarp is in court senior father asking the judge the leniency and his exact words were.
- No, Chad straight, but like the the leniency that's given to a chair, like, look, man, hey, you know what I'm saying?
Examples
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Indeed, despite the consensus among mothers that strictness is better than leniency, mothers emphasized the importance of warm and supportive relationships.
Academic text (2007) -
When the emperor heard about the incident, he was furious at the leniency of the sentence.
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Did the judge consider your application for leniency?
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Turning yourself in might buy you a little bit of leniency.
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Your Honour, we ask for leniency in the court's decision.
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If you admit guilt, you get the leniency of the court.
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In contrast, other judges, magistrates, as well as state court, did not show this same level of leniency.
Academic text (2017) -
The DA's office will then consider leniency on any charges related to the case, including first-degree murder.
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We ask for leniency.
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- If we can gain some measure of leniency for my client, she's prepared to enter a plea of Guilty, and in addition, turn state evidence in the case of William Harper.
Synonyms
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5.1
Allowing someone to have or do what they want, often too much
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1.8
A gentle, kind way of acting toward others
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6.7
A tendency to let people behave or choose more freely than usual
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6.0
To be kind when judging or punishing people
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3.3
A gentle, calm way of treating people
Being kind and not strict when judging or punishing someone
Kindness and forgiveness shown to people you could punish
Not being strict about rules or what is right and wrong
Antonyms
How Lenient
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leniency comes from the old Latin root lenis, meaning 'soft' or 'mild', and you can see the same idea in lenient, which means 'not strict'. So, leniency is the quality of being less strict or severe.