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leniently

[ UK /lˈiːnɪəntli/ ]
[ US /ˈɫinjəntɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a permissively lenient manner
    he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime

How To Use leniently In A Sentence

  • The offender was dealt with leniently as he had confessed his crime.
  • Considering the signs he showed of genuine repentance, we shall deal leniently with him.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime
  • His attitude toward acknowledgement of his guilt was good and he was dealt with leniently.
  • The judge delivered himself of the view that the defendant should not be treated too leniently.
  • 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.
  • 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
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