从宽 (cōng) — (adv.) with leniency; in a lenient manner (used in legal contexts)

Definition

Examples

• 法院决定对他从宽处理。
  Fǎ yuàn jué dìng duì tā cōng chǔ lǐ.
  The court decided to handle his case with leniency.
• 主动交代问题可以从宽发落。
  Zhǔ dòng jiāo dài wèn tí kě yǐ cōng fā luò.
  Voluntarily confessing the problem can lead to a lighter sentence.
• 法官在判决时考虑了从宽的可能性。
  Fǎ guān zài pàn jué shí kǎo lǜ le cōng de kě néng xìng.
  The judge considered the possibility of leniency when making the ruling.