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