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