lenient
adjectiveLess strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.
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Less strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsOfficial authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsAn official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo voluntarily give up a right or claim, or decide not to enforce a requirement.
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