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
Caban’s lenience in the Lucas matter isn’t the first time the commissioner has let bad behavior slide.
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Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Perhaps even more troubling is the lenience that the IMF and World Bank demonstrate toward democratic countries in enforcing the conditions of economic reform programs, allowing leaders to pause reforms ahead of elections to endear themselves to the public.
—Rebecca Liao, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2015
Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.
—Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
But other than a legitimate and insurmountable accessibility issue, Swanson says GitHub has no plans for lenience.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Perhaps even more troubling is the lenience that the IMF and World Bank demonstrate toward democratic countries in enforcing the conditions of economic reform programs, allowing leaders to pause reforms ahead of elections to endear themselves to the public.
—Rebecca Liao, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2015
Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.
—Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
But other than a legitimate and insurmountable accessibility issue, Swanson says GitHub has no plans for lenience.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenience. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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