eng: mercy

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Meaning
means	(noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" mercy, mercifulness, clemency
means	(noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" mercy, mercifulness
means	(noun) the feeling that motivates compassion mercifulness, mercy
means	(noun) something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive" mercy
means	(noun) alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" mercy
means	e/Mercy