as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals
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Recent Examples of lenience
Trump said similar lenience would be extended to hotel and leisure industries.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Dunn famously forgave his attacker, asking for lenience at his federal trial.
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Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Oct. 2024
Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits.
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Zara Hanawalt,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lenience
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Dunn famously forgave his attacker, asking for lenience at his federal trial.
—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Oct. 2024
Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits.
—
Zara Hanawalt,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lenience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lenience
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Yet the greater influence, Campo believes, on America’s self-governing sense of law, justice and mercy is found at the Museum of the Bible, where the famous portrait of General Washington in prayer headlines the museum’s exhibit.
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Any excuse to drop the laptop, leave the city, turn the phone over, or pretend for seventy-two hours that the inbox has lost its jurisdiction is taken as a minor national mercy.
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Part of the proposals would see Ofwat showing greater leniency towards Thames, whose performance has incurred the regulator's wrath on numerous occasions.
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Keanu Reeves came to Rinsch’s defense last month, asking the judge for leniency in the case.
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenience. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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