Synonyms: mercifulness, mercy, clemency
Definition: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Usage: he threw himself on the mercy of the court
Similar words: lenience, leniency
Definition: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
Synonyms: mercifulness, mercy
Definition: a disposition to be kind and forgiving
Usage: in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband
Similar words: humaneness
Definition: the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
Synonyms: mercifulness, mercy
Definition: the feeling that motivates compassion
Similar words: compassion, compassionateness
Definition: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering