leniency
noun
the quality or state of being lenient.
lenience
-
a variation of
leniency.
Example Sentences
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While at Pinellas County Jail, he testified against or volunteered information on more than two dozen defendants in exchange for lenience from prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"It's difficult with professors who themselves have busy schedules, trying to say, 'oh, can I have a 20-minute lenience window?' It's quite embarrassing."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Tara worked for Community United; many linebreakers probably did, feeling protected by the consortium’s comparative lenience.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2022
Tell? ... vowing him first To win his father's lenience?...
From Yolanda of Cyprus by Cale Young Rice
