leniency
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In a stroke of luck, he drew a judge known for leniency.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The Premier League says it applied leniency on the grounds that Chelsea's new Clearlake ownership self-reported rule-breaches committed under a previous era, and that the current hierarchy displayed "exceptional" levels of co-operation.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Why did Mr. Descano extend such extraordinary leniency to Mr. Jalloh?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“I think that we have gone a little bit too far in allowing leniency and trying to be compassionate,” he said, “and sometimes maybe forgetting what it was that victims went through.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
That tolerance became semiofficial policy in 2000, when North Korea promised leniency to those who had fled the country in search of food.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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