mansuetude

Example:The ruler’s toughness in dealing with rebels was admired by the people.

Definition:The quality or state of being hard, strong, resolute, or calamitous.

Example:The judge’s severity in sentencing the criminal was seen as a deterrent.

Definition:The quality of being serious and solemn; the quality of being harsh and severe.

Example:Her harshness in rebuking the children was unwarranted.

Definition:The quality of being stern and unkind; the state of being severe or injurious.

Example:The teacher severely reprimanded the misbehaving student.

Definition:To treat with stern or harsh measures; to be very strict or exacting; to be unrelenting in enforcing discipline.