The courts will often deal quite leniently with first-time offenders.法院对初犯者往往会从宽处理。The jury passed a verdict of guilty, with an appeal to the judge for clemency.陪审团通过了有罪的判决，同时请求法官从宽处理。The judge ignored the prisoner's pleas for clemency. 法官没有接受犯人提出的从宽处理的请求。