Synonym: charity, compassion, kindness, pity, sympathy. Antonym: cruelty. Similar words: at the mercy of, commerce, merchant, commercial, mere, coerce, fierce, pierce. Meaning: ['mɜrsɪ /'mɜːsɪ] 
n. 1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice 2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving 3. the feeling that motivates compassion 4. something for which to be thankful 5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.
n. 1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice 2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving 3. the feeling that motivates compassion 4. something for which to be thankful 5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed. 
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61. We erred on the side of mercy.
62. Public opinion polarized into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing.
63. It's a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital.
64. Some refugee children were plucked out of the country in a number of mercy missions.
65. He confessed his crime, and cast himself on the mercy of the court.
66. The prisoner besought the judge for mercy / to be merciful.
67. We try to strike a balance between justice and mercy.
68. The poor stationer was at the mercy of those from whom he borrowed money.
69. and begged for mercy.
70. Public opinion polarised into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing.
71. We will not pity nor spare, nor have mercy to the enemy.
72. People who need a place to live can often find themselves at the mercy of local property sharks.
73. It is better to err on the side of mercy.
74. He cried for mercy.
75. It's a mercy the accident happened so close to the hospital.
76. They pleaded for mercy.
77. I'll teach him to ski myself,[http://sentencedict.com/mercy.html] rather than leave him to the tender mercy of the skiing instructor.
78. Whether mercy killing is justifiable is still an open question.
79. They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter.
80. They were on a mercy mission to take food to the refugees when they were attacked.
81. If the judge finds you guilty, you can only fling yourself on his mercy.
82. He bowed down before the king and begged for mercy.
83. Thinkers and poets throughout the ages have offered the courtesan the oblation of their mercy.
84. After the boat's motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather.
85. He was clearly guilty and could only throw himself on the mercy of the court.
86. It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end.
87. The jury added a rider to their verdict recommending mercy.
88. For others, especially the young and foolish, the state will temper justice with mercy.
89. They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.
90. The gunmen showed no mercy, killing innocent men and women.
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