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