leniently

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The son of a well-to-do Hartford, Conn., jeweler, Church was leniently permitted by his father to pursue his artistic vocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

If a line prosecutor proposes to charge a crime either far more harshly or far more leniently than in previous cases, she had better have a compelling reason.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

For example, when the city of Isfahan, in Persia, surrendered peacefully, he treated the residents leniently.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The soldiers treated him leniently, so we didn’t think this would happen,” the villager said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

One can't judge of her leniently, perhaps, but what she must have gone through at the time of that trial—and before!

From The Honour of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald