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a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals
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Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lenience. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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lenience
noun
le·nience
ˈlē-nyən(t)s 
-nē-ən(t)s
: leniency
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