Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Lenity
The quality or condition of being lenient; mercy or clemency. See RULE OF LENITY.
lenity rule
See RULE OF LENITY.
rule of lenity
The judicial doctrine holding that a court, in construing an ambiguous criminal statute that sets out multiple or inconsistent punishments, should resolve the ambiguity in favor of the more lenient punishment. - Also termed lenity rule.