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English to English noun
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the feeling that motivates compassion |  | source: wordnet30
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving | | Example: in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
source: wordnet30
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | | Example: he threw himself on the mercy of the court
source: wordnet30
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