lenient
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Since taking office, Hochman has moved to dismiss a number of violent use-of-force cases against police and resolved others with lenient plea deals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Insurers who pick a lenient ratings agency might set themselves up for long-term pain should those deals run into trouble, Piper Sandler insurance analyst Paul Newsome said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It also runs counter to a long history of immigration in Argentina, which has one of the world's most lenient constitutions in this regard, according to sociologist Ivan Schuliaquer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Peter Neumann at King's College London told ZDF that Germany's criminal law on terrorism is "too lenient," and sentences too short by European standards.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The judges of the dead wouldn’t be lenient to her a second time.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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