Leniency and Requital

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Leniency noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

Usage example: the defense requested leniency in light of their client's lack of a prior criminal record

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Requital is an antonym for leniency.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, lenience

Requital noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

Usage example: “an eye for an eye” is a form of requital that is still legal in some countries

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Leniency is an antonym for requital.

Nearby Words: requite, requited, requiting

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Requital and Leniency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leniency/requital

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