Lenity and Venom

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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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Venom is an antonym for lenity.

Venom noun - A substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing.

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Lenity is an antonym for venom.

Nearby Words: venomous, venomously

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