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.
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