leniency
Example Sentences
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Authorities are now frequently issuing public warnings against sharing images and videos of “incident sites or damage” caused by Iranian attacks, saying violators will be treated “without leniency.”
The judge said that although this was a crime that deserved a harsh penalty, they were exercising leniency considering the lack of society's support for mothers in situations like this.
From BBC
Charter and vowing “no leniency” in defense of its territory.
From Salon
“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
He no doubt is hoping for leniency in sentencing.
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