Definitions For Mercy

noun

• Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
• Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
• A disposition to be kind and forgiving
• The feeling that motivates compassion
• Something for which to be thankful
• Kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly
• Kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation
• A good or lucky fact or situation