lenity
Example Sentences
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Gorsuch is the court’s most consistent proponent of the rule of lenity, sometimes to the conservatives’ dismay.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2023
Dershowitz further suggested that the "rule of lenity," or the legal doctrine that ambiguities should be resolved in favor of defendants, also counseled towards acquitting the president.
From Fox News ● Jan. 27, 2020
In light of this uncertainty, the rule of lenity requires an interpretation that lets S.K. off the hook.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2019
And if that’s the case, it seems to me the rule of lenity comes into play.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2015
Like many people, Chris apparently judged artists and close friends by their work, not their life, yet he was temperamentally incapable of extending such lenity to his father.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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