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:
- virulence
- brutality
- sadism
- punishment
- requital
- barbarity
- reprisal
- scolding
- savagery
- cruelty
- mercilessness
- punishment
- revenge
- cruelty
- retaliation
- vindictiveness
- ruthlessness
- reprisal
- violence
- mercilessness
- savagery
- vengeance
- vengeance
- virulence
- retribution
- violence
- discipline
- revenge
- vindictiveness
- discipline
- retaliation
- requital
- brutality
- sadism
- ruthlessness
- barbarity
- scolding
- retribution
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- chastisement
- wantonness
- atrocity
- antagonism
- hate
- loathing
- pitilessness
- malice
- vitriol
- savageness
- malevolence
- grudge
- savageness
- abhorrence
- malevolence
- venom
- bitterness
- malignity
- pitilessness
- abomination
- maliciousness
- castigation
- chastisement
- hard-heartedness
- venom
- malignity
- castigation
- detestation
- spleen
- truculence
- hostility
- truculence
- enmity
- malice
- bitterness
- antipathy
- grudge
- atrocity
- antipathy
- abomination
- uncharitableness
- detestation
- antagonism
- animosity
- hate
- execration
- uncharitableness
- vitriol
- spite
- spite
- hostility
- jealousy
- viciousness
- resentment
- viciousness
- meanness
- malignancy
- abhorrence
- jealousy
- hatred
- animosity
- hard-heartedness
- resentment
- enmity
- meanness
- spleen
- wantonness
- malignancy
- loathing
- execration
- maliciousness
- hatred
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, kindness, clemency, lenity, lenience, compassion, charity, sympathy,empathy
virulence, brutality, sadism, punishment, requital, barbarity, reprisal, scolding, savagery, cruelty
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.
