leniency
noun
, -nyən(t)-sē\
Definition of leniency
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Synonyms for leniency
Synonyms
charity, clemency, forbearance, lenience, lenity, mercifulness, mercy, quarter
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Prosecutors ultimately decided to show the business executive leniency by asking Talwani to go below the guideline’s range and put him behind bars for 15 months. — Los Angeles Times, "In college admissions scandal a judge must decide: Does it matter how much parents paid?," 10 Sep. 2019 In the heat of the day, two orderly lines had formed — one for those with proper visas and passports and another for those who were hoping for some leniency. — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "Desperate Bahamians may be stranded after Hurricane Dorian," 7 Sep. 2019 The messier the debate, the more leniency they were granted to enrich themselves even more—and the cycle played on and on. — Nick Martin, The New Republic, "David Koch Is Gone, but His Pipelines Are Here to Stay," 23 Aug. 2019 The traditional criticism of the treaty is that the victorious French and British democracies did not listen to the pleas of leniency from progressive American president Woodrow Wilson. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty," 25 July 2019 According to a press release from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, the defendant chose to testify during the hearing, requesting leniency from the judge and asked she sentence him to community supervision. — Kristi Nix, Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend County judge sentences Rosenberg man to 20 years for sexually abusing 10 year-old girl," 25 July 2019 However, that's where the leniency stops and where the door hits him on the way out. — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, "Why Luke P. Returned To The Bachelorette Is Less Important Than What Hannah Did In Response," 25 July 2019 Dozens of people filed letters with the court seeking leniency from Judge Kathryn L. Quaintance for Mr. Noor. — Matt Furber, New York Times, "Somali-American Police Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Death of Minneapolis Woman," 7 June 2019 The government’s position is that Carrillo should be punished for the first, but receive leniency because of the second. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Hero’s tragic turn: San Francisco utility worker who saved two lives imprisoned for gun possession," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leniency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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