lenient (adj.)

  1. tolerant or lenient; indulgent parents risk spoiling their children; too soft on the children; they are soft on crime

    [ Syn: indulgent , soft ]

  2. not strict; an easy teacher; easy standards; lenient rules; an easy penalty'

  3. characterized by tolerance and mercy

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