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A quick definition of lenity:

Lenity: Being lenient means showing mercy or forgiveness. Lenity is the quality of being lenient. The rule of lenity is a legal principle that says if a law is unclear and has different punishments, the court should choose the punishment that is less severe. This is because it is better to be merciful and forgiving than to be harsh and punishing.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Lenity (len-uh-tee) is the quality of being lenient, showing mercy or clemency.

Rule of Lenity: The rule of lenity is a judicial doctrine that states when a criminal statute is ambiguous and sets out multiple or inconsistent punishments, the court should resolve the ambiguity in favor of the more lenient punishment.

For example, if a law is unclear about the punishment for a crime, the court will choose the punishment that is less severe. This is because the rule of lenity believes that it is better to be too lenient than too harsh.

Another example of lenity is when a judge decides to give a lighter sentence to a first-time offender who shows remorse for their actions. The judge is showing lenity by being merciful and not giving the maximum punishment.

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[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
Dkk
16:05
I'm too old to r&r, just gunna kms rn.
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Gotta get this show on the road.
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washu stop emailing me while I’m waiting for a decision challenge
[] baddestbunny
16:05
I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
16:05
bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
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shaquilleoatmeal
16:07
battle of the bunnies
How bout dat ASU wave
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:08
bunny hows it looking out there?
[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
why
go off queen
[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
[] baddestbunny
16:10
if you don't get invited to the yale webinar canada sends you an email letting u know you qualify for MAID
what's that
Send MA ID
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:16
LawHub blocking me from status checker, guess I ain't going to law school now
"Go touch grass" - Lawhub
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:17
Pretty much lol
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:18
Even though its only second check of the day
"day"
lol
bru check that like once a week
why does lawhub status checker not have all of my applications wth
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