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mercy Definition
(n)
leniency
and
compassion
shown
toward
offenders
by
a
person
or
agency
charged
with
administering
justice
; "
he
threw
himself
on
the
mercy
of
the
court
"
(n)
a
disposition
to
be
kind
and
forgiving
; "
in
those
days
a
wife
had
to
depend
on
the
mercifulness
of
her
husband
"
(n)
the
feeling
that
motivates
compassion
(n)
something
for
which
to
be
thankful
; "
it
was
a
mercy
we
got
out
alive
"
(n)
alleviation
of
distress
;
showing
great
kindness
toward
the
distressed
; "
distributing
food
and
clothing
to
the
flood
victims
was
an
act
of
mercy
"
mercy Synonyms
clemency
mercifulness
mercy
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