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Because the US standards are much more lax than in Britain; the bureaucracy is quicker.
The opposite could be strict (not lenient), or harsh (the reverse of lenient).
The antonym of lenient is strict.
The judge's decision was lenient, she was only given a fine.
There are 3 standards on raising children: 1. Lenient - Too indulgent 2. Authoritative - Balanced - you have rules, but you also allow SOME freedoms 3. Authoritarian - Too strict
Lenient: adj.: To go easy on someone or something. To be patient, kind and gentle.
In politics, scaffolding is used to move suggested notions beyond their current developmental stage or approval level and into progressively more lenient standards, which President Obama refuses to take sides on.
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A lenient sentence gives some leeway to the defendant and is less harsh than wanted or expected.
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