Lenity and Sadism

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

Usage example: a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us

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Sadism is an antonym for lenity.

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

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Lenity is an antonym for sadism.

Nearby Words: sadistic, sadistically, sadist

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