- a variation of leniency.
lenience
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While at Pinellas County Jail, he testified against or volunteered information on more than two dozen defendants in exchange for lenience from prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"It's difficult with professors who themselves have busy schedules, trying to say, 'oh, can I have a 20-minute lenience window?' It's quite embarrassing."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
Her lawyers say they hope such testimony will bring lenience from the judge, who they say under Russian law has leeway to consider mitigating factors.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
He had rebuffed every overture to cut a deal, to plead, to inform on codefendants in exchange for lenience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
It was plain that lenience was wasted in such a case, and simple imprisonment was not enough.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
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