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lenient
1. adj. Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation
The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
2. n. (medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.

Example Sentences

The guidelines are their response to advice in February by the independent sentencing advisory panel, and follow its advice that driving while deprived of sleep should merit a stiffer sentence, not a more lenient one as in the past, and that causing multiple deaths should be seen as a more seriously aggravating factor.

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