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- 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"
Similar Words: clemency,
mercifulness
Hyponyms: commutation,
re-sentencing,
amnesty,
pardon,
free pardon,
reprieve,
respite,
compassion,
pity,
forgivingness,
kindness,
lenience,
leniency,
mildness,
lenity,
forgiveness
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