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mercy
noun
-
mercy
,
mercies
Compassion
and
forgiveness
shown
to
someone
you
have
the
power
to
punish
or
harm
.
•
The
judge
showed
mercy
by
sentencing
the
teenager
to
community
service
instead
of
jail
.
The
judge
showed
mercy
by
sentencing
the
teenager
to
community
service
instead
of
jail
.
•
Begging
for
mercy
,
the
defeated
knight
dropped
his
sword
and
knelt
before
the
queen
.
Begging
for
mercy
,
the
defeated
knight
dropped
his
sword
and
knelt
before
the
queen
.
From
Old
French
merci
‘
pity
,
thanks
’,
from
Latin
mercedem
‘
reward
,
wages
,
favor
’.
noun
-
mercy
,
mercies
A
welcome
or
fortunate
event
that
brings
relief
from
suffering
or
difficulty
.
•
It
was
a
mercy
that
the
storm
ended
before
the
school
bus
left
.
It
was
a
mercy
that
the
storm
ended
before
the
school
bus
left
.
•
After
hours
of
hiking
in
the
heat
,
finding
a
cool
spring
felt
like
a
real
mercy
.
After
hours
of
hiking
in
the
heat
,
finding
a
cool
spring
felt
like
a
real
mercy
.
Extended
sense
of
‘
act
of
kindness
’
appeared
in
English
during
the
late
Middle
Ages
.
