leniency Sentence Examples
- The judge showed leniency to the first-time offender, giving her a suspended sentence.
- The leniency in the university's plagiarism policy has led to an increase in incidents.
- The leniency of the parole board is a concern for law enforcement officials.
- The government's leniency towards corporate malfeasance has been widely criticized.
- The parents' leniency with their children has resulted in a lack of discipline.
- The leniency of the coach in training has made the team less competitive.
- The leniency in grading has led to inflated grades and a lower standard of education.
- The leniency of the sentence was seen as a miscarriage of justice.
- The leniency of the contract allowed for easy termination by either party.
- The leniency of the penalties for speeding has failed to deter reckless driving.
leniency Meaning
leniency (n)
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
leniency (n.)
The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
Synonyms & Antonyms of leniency
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- sadism
- cruelty
- discipline
- virulence
- retaliation
- vengeance
- barbarity
- brutality
- retaliation
- requital
- savagery
- scolding
- revenge
- mercilessness
- reprisal
- revenge
- vindictiveness
- punishment
- discipline
- retribution
- violence
- vindictiveness
- requital
- savagery
- sadism
- virulence
- ruthlessness
- vengeance
- barbarity
- scolding
- mercilessness
- violence
- cruelty
- retribution
- reprisal
- punishment
- ruthlessness
- brutality
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- antagonism
- uncharitableness
- abhorrence
- animosity
- jealousy
- venom
- spite
- truculence
- jealousy
- venom
- abomination
- execration
- maliciousness
- hatred
- pitilessness
- meanness
- wantonness
- castigation
- bitterness
- bitterness
- malevolence
- chastisement
- antagonism
- loathing
- viciousness
- grudge
- savageness
- viciousness
- loathing
- hard-heartedness
- hard-heartedness
- grudge
- meanness
- savageness
- animosity
- chastisement
- spleen
- malignancy
- hatred
- truculence
- hate
- hostility
- atrocity
- abhorrence
- uncharitableness
- enmity
- antipathy
- enmity
- detestation
- vitriol
- hostility
- abomination
- resentment
- malice
- malice
- malevolence
- malignancy
- spite
- resentment
- antipathy
- wantonness
- execration
- pitilessness
- detestation
- castigation
- malignity
- malignity
- spleen
- vitriol
- hate
- atrocity
- maliciousness
FAQs About the word leniency
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant, a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone, lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by ju
mercy, mercifulness, charity, lenience, grace, compassion, clemency, sympathy, forbearance,empathy
sadism, cruelty, discipline, virulence, retaliation, vengeance, barbarity, brutality, retaliation, requital
The judge showed leniency to the first-time offender, giving her a suspended sentence.
The leniency in the university's plagiarism policy has led to an increase in incidents.
The leniency of the parole board is a concern for law enforcement officials.
The government's leniency towards corporate malfeasance has been widely criticized.
