lightly
adverb (NOT SEVERELY) /ˈlaɪt.li/Definition
get off lightly; let sb off lightly › to be punished or to punish someone less severely than might have been expected: I think he got off quite lightly considering it's his third driving offence.Not punishing and reducing punishment
(Definition of lightly adverb (NOT SEVERELY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absolve verb
- amnesty noun
- clemency noun (KINDNESS)
- commutation noun
- diplomatic immunity noun
- discharge noun (PERMISSION TO LEAVE)
- discharge verb (ALLOW TO LEAVE)
- free pardon noun
- get (sb) off (sth) phrasal verb
- impunity noun
- let sb off phrasal verb
- pardon noun
- parole noun
- privilege noun
- remission noun (REDUCTION)
- remit verb (REDUCE)
- royal pardon noun
- scot-free adverb
- spare verb (SAVE)
- unpunished adjective
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