How To Use Lenient In A Sentence

The offender was dealt with leniently as he had confessed his crime.
KOBE: We arrived at Kobe on the evening of April 10th, and fell at once into the grasp of the custom-house authorities, who proved, however, very lenient. Travels in the Far East
Handing down the legal equivalent of a rap on the knuckles, Judge Teare said the public might see his compassion as "impossibly lenient", but explained he had been swung by the moral standing of those arraigned before him, as set out by counsel of the defence in mitigation. Hugh Muir's diary
Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.
Now they are exploiting the UK's more lenient bankruptcy regime to rid themselves of their debts. Times, Sunday Times

Questions are being asked about this lenient treatment, not least because it could put him at risk from attack. Times, Sunday Times
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
Many thought this too lenient a punishment for a teenager who had created the world's most prolific computer worms.
He is a likeable enough rogue, worthy of lenient treatment by this Court.
Should I hand myself in, in the hope of a more lenient sentence? The Sun
Soldiers who turn themselves in by February, 2004, earn lenient sentences.
While most insurers will be lenient if the inaccuracies are unintentional, at worst giving false information can make an insurance policy invalid. The Sun
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The ref was lenient also in the first half when we should have had a penalty for handball. The Sun
Questions are being asked about this lenient treatment, not least because it could put him at risk from attack. Times, Sunday Times
He said one reason to be more lenient is that everyone assumes that most words uttered by politicians or published under their names were actually written by speechwriters or ghostwriters.
So far, though, the inspectors themselves have displayed a rather more lenient, laid-back approach.
Considering the signs he showed of genuine repentance, we shall deal leniently with him.
The 30-month sentence has been criticized by Australia and the United States as too lenient.
Yet still a judge protects his privacy and gives him a lenient sentence. The Sun
Judges must decide if the sentence was unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
Ord Mantell has some of the most lenient banking laws in the galaxy.
The court concluded "a standard range sentence is too lenient under the facts and circumstances of this case. Christianity Today
The students argued that the school discriminated against them by applying more lenient standards to minority applicants.
I, being a posthumous child myself, took a more lenient view.
That's partly because the party's candidates have come across as vacillating on military issues and lenient on social concerns like crime and federal ‘giveaways’ to the poor.
The Supreme Court has distinguished the regulation of radio spectrum from the regulation of printing presses, and applied more lenient scrutiny to the regulation of spectrum, based on its conclusion that the spectrum is unusually scarce. Boing Boing: April 20, 2003 - April 26, 2003 Archives
The British press has been atypically lenient in its review of his atrociously indecorous behaviour.
The sentences were shorter than the maximum penalty of two years, and were described as lenient by prosecutors. Taipei Times
He said the daytime curfew was very restrictive and said they took a more lenient view.
The main weaknesses of the article lie in a tendency on Bleich’s part to see the stringent positions as mainstream, thereby placing lenient positions as marginal; the author’s failure to relate to psychiatric disorders; and the article’s outdatedness. Abortion.
France, by the perfidy of her leaders, has utterly disgraced the tone of lenient counsel in the cabinets of princes, and has taught kings to tremble at what will hereafter be called the delusive plausibilities of moral politicians. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics
I don't think anyone in the public feels safe," Jeffries said as she urged the council to change what she called outdated and lenient laws. Families of slain teens urge D.C. Council to strengthen laws
While most insurers will be lenient if the inaccuracies are unintentional, at worst giving false information can make an insurance policy invalid. The Sun
After Wang, Zhang happening, can appear before court automatically, declared in a confession truthfully its delinquent account, is surrenders, may legally leniently or the mitigated punishment.
That new form of legislation, most clearly found in the application of lenient punishments minutely calibrated to the severity of offenses, is designed to do two things, which find their way into Bentham's numerous defenses of new legislation to replace transportation and capital punishment with humane incarceration — legislation aimed at increasing the Romantic Fear
To be clement is to be lenient and compassionate, or, in the case of weather, perfectly heavenly.
AMMAN Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday legislation to lift 48 years of emergency law would be enacted by next week but warned that new laws in the works would not be lenient toward what he called sabotage. Reuters: Top News
Last night, critics of the service suggested overworked and under-resourced prosecutors were dealing leniently with many offenders simply to clear enormous backlogs of cases.
It is our view that this sentence was indeed unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
The court concluded "a standard range sentence is too lenient under the facts and circumstances of this case. Christianity Today
The police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders.
Paul who were supposedly too earthly in their pastoral concerns and too lenient in enforcing doctrine and liturgical standards.
He said: 'There appears to be a growing public perception that policing of demonstrations is unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
But the study found that achieving "lenient" control of fewer than 110 heart beats per minute was at least as effective in preventing death from cardiovascular causes, stroke and other life-threatening events. Small Steps to Heart Health
If he had been tried and got a lenient sentence, at least he would have been convicted. Times, Sunday Times
Robert Mugabe's cabinet, arose from his criticism of what he called lenient sentences imposed by a High Court judge on three American missionaries for possession of arms. ANC Daily News Briefing
He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers.
Well, it seems Mr Adler's interpretation of that punishment was a little more lenient than the law would prefer.
Eventually, the central committee of the National Liberation Front judged Captain Versace to be a reactionary, which meant that he was unworthy of the Viet Cong's so-called "lenient and humanitarian" treatment. Versace, Humberto R.
It is curious to note how much more lenient society is to the cheat than to the spoil-sport.
The news that he had been released provoked a national outcry about lenient sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
There can be no lenient sentence for this offence. Times, Sunday Times
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others.
Judges must decide if the sentence was unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
He suggested that leaders on both sides should be more lenient.
Imposing a lenient sentence for such a serious crime sets a dangerous precedent.
Court reviews 'lenient' sentence for rape court in East China's Zhejiang province will rehear a controversial trial that handed down what the public called a lenient sentence to two WN.com - Articles related to Mafias expose China's legal woes
Engineering sector lawmaker Raymond Ho said the punishment meted out was too lenient.
Every case of slavery, however lenient its inflictions and mitigated its atrocities, indicates an oppressor, the oppressed, and oppression.
Yet still a judge protects his privacy and gives him a lenient sentence. The Sun
The judge was lenient with him.
In other words, you have to hope that the current court is willing, not only to uphold the decision of Wickard (a good bet) but also to blow through it and set an even more lenient standard by which to adjudge Congressional authority (a bad bet). perturbed says: Matthew Yglesias » Constitutional Objections to Health Reform
Some US states, such as Hawaii, have far more lenient laws than Texas in such cases and would allow treatment rather than a prison sentence or death penalty.
The ombudsman takes a more lenient view. Times, Sunday Times
But the Jockey Club was untypically lenient last week, and he will now serve a one-day ban rather than a week's lay-off which would have seen him miss all of this week's exciting jumps racing.
He was always easygoing but not too lenient and he was always sweet but not sickeningly mushy.
The ombudsman takes a more lenient view. Times, Sunday Times
I tend to be pretty lenient, drawing the line primarily at anything "jokey," which is to say, at anything whose presence makes my players laugh unless laughter is my explicit goal. Creative Anachronisms
In came moral obligation bonds, in came lenient judges and cops, in came the most extravagant state government in the nation.
Referee Bill McCreary handed out five misconduct penalties in the second period, and in that he was perhaps lenient, because the misbehavior extended to the team benches and the stands.
There is no need for them to be lenient, nor are they expected to close their eyes to evil practices.
These remarkably lenient terms will cost the council £273,000 in lost interest.
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
As a result, the law now allows for the right to appeal lenient sentences. The Sun
It would be undesirable if the general law and regulatory law - which in some respects is more lenient - demanded contradictory behaviour of the one bank.
They say abusive partners are getting off with lenient sentences due to their location and case judges. The Sun
If he had been tried and got a lenient sentence, at least he would have been convicted. Times, Sunday Times
It is unlikely they would be lenient with someone they view as a recidivist.
The government has already offered savers lenient treatment if they volunteer information. Times, Sunday Times
When those convicted are let off with lenient sentences what do people expect?
There can be no lenient sentence for this offence. Times, Sunday Times
Yet, the incumbent government has been generous to the group by taking lenient measures against its members who are on police's wanted list for their unlawful activities over the past years.
The sentence was criticized as being unduly lenient.
By the standards of the First World War, he was lenient in his punishments, and was rebuked by his commander for his softness in this respect.
However he has a heart problem which might cause the authorities to impose a much more lenient sentence, it reports.
You would think the damage done in the last couple of years by lenient court rulings would have been enough to wake them up.
WE'RE often shocked by sentences that are far too lenient. The Sun
I don't think anyone in the public feels safe," she said as she urged the council to change what she called outdated and lenient laws. Families of kids shot to death beg D.C. to toughen its laws
To be clement is to be lenient and compassionate, or, in the case of weather, perfectly heavenly.
How strict or lenient enforcement agents conceive them to be may well affect their enforcement behaviour.
Dance companies are more lenient about tattoos than you might expect, and certainly more so than they once were.
In handling the disputes of which daily life in Massachusetts was full, he was unfailingly humble, flexible, lenient, charitable, and fair.
People see that present-day law is unduly lenient towards the criminal, and unsympathetic, sometimes harsh, towards the victim.
In each case the sentence was unduly lenient and four years would be substituted. Times, Sunday Times
While most insurers will be lenient if the inaccuracies are unintentional, at worst giving false information can make an insurance policy invalid. The Sun
The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
Luckily Costa kept his cool under such provocation but the referee was far too lenient. The Sun
His indignation began to melt as he thought of the miraculous recovery of the umbrella, and, since he was a genial and lenient soul, each glance he took at the wretched Pio tickled his risibles more and more, until his shoulders shook with merriment. The Penance of Magdalena & Other Tales of the California Missions
It's stupid to boast about yourself. It's foolish to flatter and pamper yourself. It's wrong to be lenient with yourself. Dr T.P.Chia
Now the tax regime is far more lenient. Times, Sunday Times
In the case of the chamaephytes, a lenient grazing pressure is indicated by the different plants.
Should I hand myself in, in the hope of a more lenient sentence? The Sun
It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
The FACT is – we're partly in this whole mess because Congress (under Clinton) decided lendors should be pressed to use more "lenient" lending practices helping low-income people get into houses & mortgages they otherwise could not afford. Senate to take up resolution apologizing for slavery
A mere 100 fine is far too lenient. Times, Sunday Times
The government has already offered savers lenient treatment if they volunteer information. Times, Sunday Times
This parent is permissive and tends to be lenient.
Page 4: The wrong message is being sent by recent appeal decisions which overturned jail terms and granted more lenient sentences for "glassing" attacks n clubs and pubs, police leaders say. WA Business News - Latest News
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Now the tax regime is far more lenient. Times, Sunday Times
Judges and ministers are concerned about public anger over lenient sentences, most recently for looters and rioters. Times, Sunday Times
Having been too lenient in the early 1990s, it seemed, the regulator was overcompensating.
The punishment must fit the crime, yet we let magistrates get away with handing out lenient sentences.
If the woman falsely counterclaimed rape, then, based on the viciousness with which sex criminals are routinely treated, I think 12 years in the pokey is quite right, possibly even on the overly lenient side. The Volokh Conspiracy » Female Teacher’s Having Sex with 17-Year-Old Male Student/Teacher’s Aide = 12 Years in Prison (But Was More Involved?)
By the standards of the times this treatment was exceptionally lenient. BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty
How strict or lenient enforcement agents conceive them to be may well affect their enforcement behaviour.
I hope that the legal process kicks in and that these lenient sentences are appealed and made much tougher. The Sun
If we forgive too easily or grow too lenient in our criminal justice system, we may ignore the genuine harm done.
It is our view that this sentence was indeed unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
They must provide chits to parliamentary officials - and receipts for journeys outside Edinburgh - but it would seem the checks are somewhat lenient.
Perhaps this is a poor assumption, but if you were ever to be caught, the authorities might be more lenient with you.
Being docked two points would be far too lenient for many. Times, Sunday Times
In each case the sentence was unduly lenient and four years would be substituted. Times, Sunday Times
WE'RE often shocked by sentences that are far too lenient. The Sun
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He said: 'There appears to be a growing public perception that policing of demonstrations is unduly lenient. Times, Sunday Times
Stacey Koon was too lenient, in violation of federal sentencing guidelines.
In a lot of European countries sentencing is far too lenient. Times, Sunday Times
A happy dosser was nosing along the lane and Mr. Mack watched with lenient disdain. At Swim, Two Boys
he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others.
The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
How harsh or lenient a peace did it set in place, and with what likely results for the future stability of the present order?
A mere 100 fine is far too lenient. Times, Sunday Times
How strict or lenient enforcement agents conceive them to be may well affect their enforcement behaviour.
The news that he had been released provoked a national outcry about lenient sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
It is no wonder labor unions holding illegal protests expect the government to be lenient.
It's kind of hypocritical, considering how "lenient" they are with their own pedophile priests. Bishops slam 'unacceptable' health care bill
As a result, the law now allows for the right to appeal lenient sentences. The Sun
I hope that the legal process kicks in and that these lenient sentences are appealed and made much tougher. The Sun
This and more already happens on satellite and cable channels, which are under the more lenient gaze of the Cable Authority.
Scotland's sheriffs and judges are already ranked among the most lenient in Europe.
In a lot of European countries sentencing is far too lenient. Times, Sunday Times
Lewis was banned from boxing after his act and for many, that punishment was too lenient.
To make matters worse, the Criminal Code orders judges to give lenient sentences to Indian criminals.
A journalist in Melbourne wrote a column suggesting that a local magistrate was too lenient on criminals.
He was severely reprimanded on more than one occasion for being too lenient - in other words, too gentlemanly - and finally my letters, received or written, which had been submitted to him for examination, were transferred to the detective Dennis, who, in order to seem vigilant in proportion to his former stolidity, returned me the simplest note, as being offensive to the canaille of the Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America
However, he acknowledged that Judge Neilan had a legitimate complaint to question unduly lenient sentences being imposed in summary cases.
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
His attitude toward acknowledgement of his guilt was good and he was dealt with leniently.
On March 26 the prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court because of what they considered the excessively lenient judgments.
The widow of a man killed when an articulated lorry jumped traffic lights and ploughed into his car said today nine months jail for the driver was ‘lenient’.
One imagines that, given the harshness of retribution and the softness of positivistic welfare, that the latter would lead to a more lenient penality.
How strict or lenient enforcement agents conceive them to be may well affect their enforcement behaviour.
And remember, sometimes that mistake is being too lenient from the beginning. Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2009 » July
And testing companies are businesses that compete with one another for contracts, so they know the benefits of providing favourable laboratory results and becoming known as the lenient lab, says Midler. Canada.com Top Stories
The judge delivered himself of the view that the defendant should not be treated too leniently.
It's stupid to boast about yourself. It's foolish to flatter and pamper yourself. It's wrong to be lenient with yourself. Dr T.P.Chia
They say abusive partners are getting off with lenient sentences due to their location and case judges. The Sun
The North's Central News Agency says the government "decided to leniently forgive and release" Robert Park, taking what it calls his admission and sincere repentance of his wrong doings into consideration. KWTX - HomePage - Headlines
It is true that authorities feared he was a potential leader of a millennial revolt and they treated him leniently lest he become a martyr.
What land have you been living, this level of sentence is typical bordering on severe these days and i have seen much worse lenient sentencing for the most fatuous of reasons for much more serious crimes with greater antecedence. Final Fantasy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
The crowning of James did indeed herald a more lenient and accepting climate for Catholics initially.
OK everyone that excuse is now officially acceptable, try it and let me know how you get on; somehow I doubt you will be treated as leniently as Leninspart. 'Freeloading will not be tolerated.' unless you are Ken Livingstone
The punishment for a woman is more lenient - she must stay in prison until she reverts, however long it takes.
While supporting change to allow the Crown the right of appeal against too lenient sentences, I would advocate another change.
Luckily Costa kept his cool under such provocation but the referee was far too lenient. The Sun
Yet still a judge protects his privacy and gives him a lenient sentence. The Sun
The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
Academic staff at overseas universities tend to be more lenient towards guest students from developing countries.
The handicapper has only raised my tip 2lb and that is lenient. The Sun
One of my main concerns is that the pendulum of justice/punishment has swung so far to the liberal lenient side that when it begins its return throw it will swing too far in the opposite direction and then the pattern will return. No Alarms and No Surprises (2) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
It must tread a tightrope between being too punitive or too lenient. Times, Sunday Times
With such individuals the proctor's sons were disposed to be lenient, which is certainly more than could be said if he himself had to deal with them. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
As a first offender, he received a lenient sentence.
It's stupid to boast about yourself. It's foolish to flatter and pamper yourself. It's wrong to be lenient with yourself. Dr T.P.Chia
Therefore, I will not suspend you this time, but do not expect me to be so lenient with you next time.
By the standards of the times this treatment was exceptionally lenient. BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty
But what is interesting, Li Ning in second trial period separate invitation's trial lawyer actually thought that Li Ning is guilty, but must condemn leniently .
Being docked two points would be far too lenient for many. Times, Sunday Times
As a family we felt the sentence was far too lenient in the first place. The Sun
MIÉVILLE concludes his article in a lenient, mannerly way: There are plenty of other reasons to be grateful to Tolkien, of course -- and reasonable reasons to be ticked off at him, too: critique, after all has its place. China Miéville on J.R.R. Tolkien
As a family we felt the sentence was far too lenient in the first place. The Sun
It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
Egmont was more lenient to the foul practices which prevailed there, and took almost a childish pleasure in dining at the table of the Duchess, dressed, as were many of the younger nobles, in short camlet doublet with the wheat-sheaf buttons. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84)

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