Meaning : Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.
Example :
He threw himself on the mercy of the court.
Synonyms : clemency, mercifulness
Meaning : A disposition to be kind and forgiving.
Example :
In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband.
Synonyms : mercifulness
Meaning : The feeling that motivates compassion.
Synonyms : mercifulness
Meaning : Something for which to be thankful.
Example :
It was a mercy we got out alive.
Meaning : Alleviation of distress. Showing great kindness toward the distressed.
Example :
Distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy.