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mercy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercifulness |
| Type of | humaneness |
| Has types | pity, mildness, lenity, leniency, compassion, lenience, kindness, forgivingness |
mercy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clemency, mercifulness |
| Type of | leniency, lenience |
| Has types | commutation, free pardon, respite, pardon, quarter, amnesty, re-sentencing, reprieve |
he threw himself on the mercy of the court.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercifulness |
| Type of | compassion, compassionateness |
| Has types | forgiveness |
mercy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | succour, ministration, relief, succor |
distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy.
Examples of mercy
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Yet there was a time, not long ago, when Kidd was at the mercy of darker spells.
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Danielli is away on the left wing and he chips ahead with the line at his mercy.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Mercy also provides a wide range of home, retail and ambulatory health services.
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On the evening my vehicle was flashed, I was on a mission of mercy with my wife.
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Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest and peace at the last.
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They picked on him without mercy, knowing full well St. Louis would do the same.
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Thing is, Mendenhall attempted mercy, although it was tough to see in the score.
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He said, while it is important that justice be served, mercy must also be shown.
From the voanews.com
It appears he is at the mercy of Tehran and, closer to home, the SIIC and Hakim.
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- Clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
- Mercifulness: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
- Mercifulness: the feeling that motivates compassion
- Something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
- Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
- Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, "price paid, wages", from merc-, merxi "merchandise") can refer both to compassionate behaviour on the part of those in power (e.g. ...
- Mercy is a 1995 English-language independent thriller starring John Rubinstein and Sam Rockwell, and written and directed by Richard Shepard. It was filmed in Queens, New York City. The film received an R rating by the MPAA for violence, adult situations, adult language, sexual situations.
- Mercy is an American pop group from Florida. Mercy released a hit single "Love (Can Make You Happy)," which soared to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and also peaked at #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Love (Can Make You Happy)" was written by Jack Sigler, Jr. ...
- In cryptography, Mercy is a tweakable block cipher designed by Paul Crowley for disk encryption.
