Mercy

nounid 88193·updated May 18, 2026
verified

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
clemencymercifulness
plural
Mercies
possessive
Mercy's
pluralpossessive
Mercies'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
§2
alleviation of distress
§3
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
§4
the feeling that motivates compassion
§5
something for which to be thankful

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