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kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over: She appealed to the judge to have mercy on her husband. The prisoners pleaded for mercy. The gunmen showed no mercy, killing innocent men and women. be at the mercy of someone/something.
- English (US)
MERCY meaning: 1. kindness that makes you forgive someone,...
- Znaczenie Mercy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
MERCY definicja: 1. kindness that makes you forgive someone,...
- Mercy: Japanese Translation
MERCY translate: 慈悲, 慈悲（じひ）. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Mercy: Polish Translation
MERCY translate: litość, łaska, litość, szczęście. Learn...
- Mercy: Thai Translation
MERCY translate: ความเมตตากรุณา, เคราะห์ดี. Learn more in...
- Mercy: Korean Translation
MERCY translate: 자비. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Mercy: Russian Translation
MERCY translate: милосердие . Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Mercy: Italian Translation
mercy translate: pietà, misericordia, pietà, fortuna. Learn...
- English (US)
Clemency and compassion shown to a person who is in a position of powerlessness or subjection, or to a person with no right or claim to receive kindness; kind and compassionate treatment in a case where severity is merited or expected, esp. in giving legal judgment or passing sentence.
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. Idiom: at the mercy of.
Definitions of 'mercy' 1. If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. [...] 2. Mercy is used to describe a special journey to help someone in great need, such as people who are sick or made homeless by war. [journalism] [...] 3.
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If you refer to an event or situation as a mercy, you mean that it makes you feel happy or relieved, usually because it stops something unpleasant happening. It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end.
