Leniency and Viciousness

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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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Viciousness is an antonym for leniency.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, lenience

Viciousness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the unspeakable viciousness of the medical experiments carried out at the concentration camps

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Leniency is an antonym for viciousness.

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