soft stand meaning in English

有减震架的试验台
有减震设备的试验台

In passing the sentence , judge line emphasized that the court would not take a soft stand on tax evasion cases and he would not have hesitated to impose jail term on the defendant if it had not been for his guilty plea , the relatively simple scheme of evasion and the not too substantial amount of tax involved
赖磐德法官在判刑时强调，法庭不会对逃税案件予以轻判，若不是被告承认控罪、所用逃税手法并不复杂及所涉及逃缴的税款不算太多，他会毫不犹豫地判处被告监禁。
In passing the sentence , judge line emphasized that the court would not take a soft stand on tax evasion cases and he would not have hesitated to impose jail term on the defendant if it had not been for his guilty plea , the relatively simple scheme of evasion and the not too substantial amount of tax involved
赖磐德法官在判刑时强调，法庭不会对逃税案件予以轻判，若不是被告承认控罪所用逃税手法并不复杂及所涉及逃缴的税款不算太多，他会毫不犹豫地判处被告监禁。