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