noun
- the quality of being lenient; mercy or gentleness in punishment or judgment
Usage: formal
Examples
- The judge showed lenity in sentencing the first-time offender.
- His lenity toward his employees made him a popular manager.
- The king’s lenity was seen as weakness by his enemies.
- She appealed to the court’s lenity in her closing argument.
- The teacher’s lenity with late assignments encouraged procrastination.
- Historical accounts praise the ruler’s lenity toward political prisoners.