- a variation of leniency.
lenience
Example Sentences
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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
Lowe also said she had written to the council for "some lenience" after lambing season and her health problems.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
Were he to ask, as a favor to himself, special lenience for your father, or even a pardon and release, his request would have to be seriously considered.
From An Enemy to the King by Robert Neilson Stephens
