אַכְזְרִיּוּת, (b. h.) cruelty, severity; strict justice. Succ. 14ᵃ; Num. R. s. 10 (p. 239, ed. Amst.) מדת א׳ the divine justice. Num. R. s. 9, v. אַכְזָרִי.—Esth. R. to I, 15 שלא כדת אלא בא׳ not according to law but with cruelty.