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Meaning of mercy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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