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mercifulness
noun
Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
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noun
Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
“He threw himself on the mercy of the court”
noun
A disposition to be kind and forgiving
“In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”
noun
The feeling that motivates compassion
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He threw himself on the mercy of the court
In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
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