leniency
/'li:njəns/ Cách viết khác : (leniency) /'li:njənsi/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected: Leniency refers to the act of showing kindness or forgiveness, especially when imposing a penalty or judgment.
- A disposition to be gentle, forgiving, or permissive: It describes a tendency to be less severe or strict in treatment.
Usage
Leniency is used to describe a merciful or forgiving attitude, often in formal contexts like law, parenting, or education. It implies a deliberate choice to be less harsh.
Examples
- The judge showed leniency to the first-time offender and gave a reduced sentence.
- The teacher's leniency with deadlines was appreciated by the students.
- Too much leniency can sometimes lead to a lack of discipline.
Advanced Usage
- "To show leniency": To act in a merciful or forgiving manner.
- The court was asked to show leniency due to the defendant's difficult circumstances.
- "An appeal for leniency": A formal request for mercy or a lighter punishment.
- The lawyer made an emotional appeal for leniency on behalf of his client.
Variants and Related Words
- Lenient (adj): Having or showing a merciful, gentle, or forgiving nature.
- The lenient teacher rarely gave detention.
- Lenience (n): An alternative, less common form of "leniency" with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Mercy: Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone.
- Clemency: Mercy, especially in the context of a punishment from a person in authority.
- Indulgence: The action of being overly permissive or generous.
Antonyms
- Severity: The quality of being strict, harsh, or extreme.
- Rigidity: The inability to be changed or adapted; inflexibility.
- Strictness: The quality of demanding that rules are obeyed completely.
Noun
- lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- too much indulgence spoils a child
- mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant