Associations to the word «Lenient»
Noun
- Gentle
- Sentencing
- Overly
- Sentence
- Ne
- Offender
- Punishment
- Rabbinic
- Ruling
- Juror
- Defendant
- Plea
- Kind
- Radical
- Prosecutor
- Censor
- Verdict
- Confederate
- Penance
- Treatment
- Tribunal
- Reconstruction
- Penalty
- Marijuana
- Sanction
- Prosecution
- Rabbi
- Judge
- Attitude
- Surrender
- Parole
- Divorce
- Indulgence
- Jury
- Arbor
- Prison
- Policy
- Concession
- Judgment
- Enforcement
- Edict
- Lincoln
- Offense
- Crime
- Fault
- Censorship
- Attorney
- Jail
- Criticism
- Regard
- Appeal
- Criminal
- Amnesty
- Offence
- Failing
- Standard
- Rebel
- Clergy
- Dismissal
- Imprisonment
- Packing
- Dealing
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LENIENT, adjective. Lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict.
LENIENT, noun. (medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.
Dictionary definition
LENIENT, adjective. Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime".
LENIENT, adjective. Not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty".
LENIENT, adjective. Characterized by tolerance and mercy.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.