Definitions for "Leniency"
The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Recommendation by prosecutor to judge for a sentence less than maximum allowed.
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"
Keywords:  lightly, punishing, bad, behavior
Punishing bad behavior lightly or not at all.
Keywords:  tendency, positively, rate
the tendency to rate too positively. (662)