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