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mercy, charity, clemency, grace, leniency mean a disposition to show kindness or compassion. mercy implies compassion that forbears punishing even when justice demands it. threw himself on the mercy of the court. charity stresses benevolence and goodwill shown in broad understanding and tolerance of others.
an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant: After months of suffering, his death was a mercy. They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
an event or situation that you are grateful for because it stops something unpleasant: After months of suffering, his death was a mercy. They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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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.
Synonyms for MERCY: mercifulness, empathy, compassion, leniency, kindness, sympathy, grace, clemency; Antonyms of MERCY: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness, retribution, retaliation, punishment, cruelty, violence.
noun. /ˈmɜːsi/. /ˈmɜːrsi/. (plural mercies) Idioms. [uncountable] a kind or forgiving attitude towards somebody that you have the power to harm or right to punish synonym humanity. to ask/beg/plead for mercy. They showed no mercy to their hostages. God have mercy on us.
noun. compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender, adversary, etc, who is in one's power or care; clemency; pity. the power to show mercy. to throw oneself on someone's mercy. a relieving or welcome occurrence or state of affairs. his death was a mercy after weeks of pain. at the mercy of. in the power of. Discover More.
mercy. noun. /ˈmərsi/ (pl. mercies) [uncountable] a kind or forgiving attitude toward someone that you have the power to harm or the right to punish synonym humanity to ask/beg/plead for mercy They showed no mercy to their hostages. God have mercy on us. The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone.
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