lenience

Example Sentences

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Alex is told to co-operate in exchange for "lenience" – but says he wants to seek legal advice.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Tara worked for Community United; many linebreakers probably did, feeling protected by the consortium’s comparative lenience.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

Mr. Chisholm has also been criticized for lenience.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021

On the contrary, the birth of lenience and humanity was immediately rewarded by a decline of crime.

From The Empire of Love by Dawson, William J.