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Mercy

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Noun

1. clemency, mercifulness, mercy

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

Example Sentences:
'he threw himself on the mercy of the court'

2. mercifulness, mercy

a disposition to be kind and forgiving

Example Sentences:
'in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband'

3. mercifulness, mercy

the feeling that motivates compassion

4. mercy

something for which to be thankful

Example Sentences:
'it was a mercy we got out alive'

5. mercy

alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

Example Sentences:
'distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mercy

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noun plural -cies
1. 
compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender, adversary, etc, who is in one's power or care; clemency; pity
2. 
the power to show mercy
to throw oneself on someone's mercy
3. 
a relieving or welcome occurrence or state of affairs
his death was a mercy after weeks of pain
4.  at the mercy of

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mercy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmercies
1. 
a refraining from harming or punishing offenders, enemies, persons in one's power, etc.; kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness; forbearance and compassion
2. 
imprisonment rather than the death penalty imposed on those found guilty of capital crimes
3. 
a disposition to forgive, pity, or be kind
4. 
the power to forgive or be kind; clemency
to throw oneself on the mercy of the court
5. 
kind or compassionate treatment; relief of suffering
6. 
a fortunate thing; thing to be grateful for; blessing
a mercy he wasn't killed
interjection
7. 
used to express surprise, annoyance, fear, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mercy

see synonyms of mercy
n. pl. mer·cies
1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
4. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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