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Definition of Mercy
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
- alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
- a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
- the feeling that motivates compassion
- something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
Hyponyms: commutation, re-sentencing, amnesty, pardon, free pardon, reprieve, respite, compassion, pity, forgivingness, kindness, lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity, forgiveness
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