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"a lenient sentence" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a punishment or penalty that is less severe or strict than what is typically expected for a particular offense. Example: The judge decided to give the first-time offender a lenient sentence of community service instead of jail time.
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It came after Mr. Gupta's lawyer, Gary P. Naftalis, made a plea for a lenient sentence.
Scaring then stood up to argue for a lenient sentence for Borukhova.
The defense memo used Mr. Rajaratnam's health problems in asking for a lenient sentence.
They urged Judge Jed. S. Rakoff to hand down a lenient sentence.
Prosecutors said a lenient sentence would set a bad precedent for terrorism cases.
The Hawker family dismissed the letter as an attempt to gain a lenient sentence.
Turn up at court wearing a suit if you want a lenient sentence, I knew that.
Mr. Gupta's lawyers have pleaded for a lenient sentence of probation, accompanied by an order that he perform community service.
Mr. Liu's lawyer entered a guilty plea and asked the court to hand down a lenient sentence.
Asbill read excerpts from many of the letters, choking up as he pleaded for a lenient sentence for his client.
In May police cars were torched in San Francisco after Harvey Milk's killer was given a lenient sentence.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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