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English to English noun
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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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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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the feeling that motivates compassion | | source: wordnet30
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something for which to be thankful | | Example: it was a mercy we got out alive
source: wordnet30
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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed | | Example: distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy
source: wordnet30
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Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency. | | source: webster1913
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