as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals
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Recent Examples of lenience
Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 29 Sep. 2024
Caban’s lenience in the Lucas matter isn’t the first time the commissioner has let bad behavior slide.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 29 Sep. 2024
Caban’s lenience in the Lucas matter isn’t the first time the commissioner has let bad behavior slide.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lenience
Noun
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The current drift toward authoritarian leaders in this fractured world will leave international relations at the mercy of their whims, dreams, and follies.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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In an age where mercy often feels in short supply, Francis insisted there was no bottom to God's well of forgiveness.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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This collections cliff arrives after a period when defaulted borrowers might have grown accustomed to leniency so that the shock could be substantial.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Per The Hollywood Reporter, Maldonado-Passage asked for leniency on his sentence amid his diagnosis, with his attorney claiming at his resentencing that Maldonado-Passage was not receiving proper medical care.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenience. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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