Mercy - Definition
mercy
n 1: 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, mercy]
2: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife
had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn:
mercifulness, mercy] [ant: mercilessness,
unmercifulness]
3: the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: mercifulness,
mercy]
4: something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got
out alive"
5: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the
distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood
victims was an act of mercy"