a lenient punishment

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• punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… …   Universalium

• PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• lenient — le|ni|ent [ liniənt ] adjective if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could: lenient with: The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offence. a. used about the punishment itself: The prosecution… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lenient — UK [ˈliːnɪənt] / US [ˈlɪnɪənt] adjective a) if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could lenient with: The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offence. b) used about the punishment itself The… …   English dictionary

• lenient — adj. 1 merciful, tolerant, not disposed to severity. 2 (of punishment etc.) mild. 3 archaic emollient. Derivatives: lenience n. leniency n. leniently adv. Etymology: L lenire lenit soothe f. lenis gentle …   Useful english dictionary

• len´ient|ly — len|ient «LEEN yuhnt, LEE nee uhnt», adjective. 1. mild or gentle; not harsh or stern; merciful; tolerant: »a lenient judge, lenient punishment. My father was always very strict about how I talked to Mother, but he was more lenient if I yelled at …   Useful english dictionary

• len|ient — «LEEN yuhnt, LEE nee uhnt», adjective. 1. mild or gentle; not harsh or stern; merciful; tolerant: »a lenient judge, lenient punishment. My father was always very strict about how I talked to Mother, but he was more lenient if I yelled at my… …   Useful english dictionary

• ETHICS — IN THE BIBLE There is no abstract, comprehensive concept in the Bible which parallels the modern concept of ethics. The term musar designates ethics in later Hebrew, but in the Bible it indicates merely the educational function fulfilled by the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• extenuating circumstances — noun alleviating circumstances, consideration, exception, extenuation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, palliation, palliative circumstances, partial excuse, qualification, qualifying reasons, softening circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

• court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …   Universalium

• Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… …   Universalium