 mercifulness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a disposition to be kind and forgiving | |
| Synonyms: | mercy | |
| Examples: | "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" |
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| Related terms: | mercilessness humaneness compassion lenience forgivingness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the feeling that motivates compassion | |
| Synonyms: | mercy | |
| Related terms: | compassion forgiveness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | |
| Synonyms: | mercy clemency | |
| Examples: | "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" |
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| Related terms: | lenience reprieve amnesty commutation | |
| Similar spelling: |
mercifully |
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