Definition of of mercy
: inclined to treat other people with kindness and forgiveness
- a man of mercy
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: compassion or forbearance (see forbearance 1) shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power
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: imprisonment rather than death imposed as penalty for first-degree murder
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: a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion
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