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  1. MERCY definition: 1. kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over: 2. to be…. Learn more.

  2. 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.

  3. throw yourself on somebody’s mercy. (formal) to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on somebody to be kind to you and not harm or punish you. Definition of mercy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. 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.

  5. Mercy definition: compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence. See examples of MERCY used in a sentence.

  6. 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.

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  8. MERCY definition: kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over: . Learn more.