leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" 処罰を与える任にある人物や機関によって、犯罪者に対して示される寛大さや同情。
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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" 苦痛を和らげること。苦しむものに大きな慈愛を示すこと。
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