as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us
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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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Her case sparks debate on rehabilitation versus punishment for nonviolent offenders, especially given her clemency application.
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Last January, Biden commuted his sentence to 20 months as part of a series of clemency actions that included multiple other Florida residents.
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“Lenity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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