单词	lenity
释义	lenity noun len·​i·​ty ˈle-nə-tē  : the quality or state of being lenient : clemency Synonyms charity clemency forbearance lenience leniency mercifulness mercy quarter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us Recent Examples on the Web The majority’s treatment of the rule of lenity also strikes a slightly sour note. The Insider, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 If the rule of lenity applies here, then Butler should not be charged with a hate crime. Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 25 Apr. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined above lenity noun as in mercy kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mercy mercifulness leniency clemency empathy forbearance compassion kindness lenience sympathy grace tenderness charity generosity goodness pity understanding quarter magnanimity affection gentleness benevolence humanitarianism kindliness love mildness meekness philanthropy goodwill softness nobility altruism humaneness favor devotion worship commiseration niceness care Antonyms & Near Antonyms vengeance revenge ruthlessness uncharitableness cruelty retribution mercilessness vindictiveness punishment retaliation barbarity violence pitilessness virulence savagery wantonness reprisal malice brutality savageness discipline sadism chastisement malignity requital hatred spite detestation truculence viciousness hostility hard-heartedness venom abhorrence meanness castigation scolding vitriol malevolence enmity malignancy atrocity execration jealousy loathing antagonism hate animosity spitefulness maliciousness spleen resentment antipathy abomination bitterness jaundice rancor grudge pique harshness invidiousness gall nastiness roughness bile hardness coarseness hatefulness cattiness See More
随便看	gybing Gygis gyle gym gym shoe gymel Gyminda gymkhana gymkhanas gymmals gymn- Gymnadenia gymnadeniae gymnadenias gymnadeniopses Gymnadeniopsis gymnadeniopsises gymnadeniopsisses Gymnanthes gymnanthous Gymnarchus gymnasia gymnasial gymnasiarch gymnasiarchs

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