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lenient [ˈliːnıənt] ADJ

2. lenient:

▶ leniently ADV

clemency [ˈklemənsı] N

2. clemency:

▶ clement ADJ
▶ clemently ADV

deficiency [dıˈfıʃənsı] N

▶ deficient ADJ
▶ deficiently ADV

dependency [dıˈpendənsı] N

frequency [ˈfriːkwənsı] N

convenience [kənˈviːnjəns] N

3. convenience mainly Brit:

consistency [kənˈsıstənsı], consistence [kənˈsıstəns] N

contingency [kənˈtındʒənsı] N

Excellency [ˈeksələnsı] N

nonfluency [nɒnˈfluːənsı] N

constituency [kənˈstıtjʊənsı] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There he was arrested, accused of demonstrating too much leniency towards counter-revolutionaries.
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Without leniency, he could face three years in prison.
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Critics around the world questioned the verdict's leniency.
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This method eliminates central tendency and leniency errors but still allows for halo effect errors to occur.
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The thief is given leniency and spends only two days in jail.
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He marshalled authorities who held that it was obligatory with permission a leniency available only for an emergency.
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He was not granted leniency for charitable works, medical complications or devotion to family.
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On, the jury convicted him, but recommended leniency in punishment.
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The time for probation or leniency is past.
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Many have called for leniency and abolition of the capital punishment for economic crimes.
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