Mercy meaning

noun

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”

   Synonymsclemencymercifulness

2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving

   “in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”

   Synonymsmercifulness

3. the feeling that motivates compassion

   Synonymsmercifulness

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”