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n. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

n. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.

n. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.

n. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.

idiom. at the mercy of Without any protection against; helpless before: drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.

n. relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another

n. forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.

n. A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion

n. Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.

n. A blessing, something to be thankful for.

n. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.

n. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.

n. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.

n. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.

n. Pitying forbearance or forgiveness; compassionate leniency toward enemies or wrongdoers; the disposition to treat offenders kindly or tenderly; the exercise of clemency in favor of an offender.

n. An act or exercise of forbearance, good will, or favor; also, a kindness undeserved or unexpected; a fortunate or providential circumstance; a blessing: as, it is a mercy that they escaped.

n. Pity; compassion; benevolence: as, awork of mercy.

n. Discretionary action; unrestrained exercise of the will and the power to punish and to spare: as, to be at one's mercy (that is, wholly in one's power).

n. To proclaim a tax.

n. Synonyms Clemency, etc. See leniency.

To thank.

To fine; amerce.

n. In criminal law, partial remission of a punishment to which a convict is subject, as distinguished from pardon, or total remission.

n. a disposition to be kind and forgiving

n. the feeling that motivates compassion

n. something for which to be thankful

n. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

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

"-- It may not be in every one's power to shew mercy; but every man may, and every good man does _love mercy_."

cruelty    unkindness    retribution   

blessing    boon    succor    succour    ministration    relief   

to cry (one) mercy    for mercy! for mercy's sake!    covenanted mercies    fathers of mercy    god-a-mercy    great mercy    sisters of mercy    spiritual and corporal works of mercy    to be in mercy   

merciless    mercy me    merciful   

grace    clemency    pity    compassion    lenity    lenience    graciousness    goodness    forbearance    quarter   

Percy    gramercy    kersey   

kindness    compassion    goodness    generosity    justice    wisdom    charity    forgiveness    patience    honour