MERCIFULNESS
\mˈɜːsɪfə͡lnəs], \mˈɜːsɪfəlnəs], \m_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_f_əl_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of MERCIFULNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
By Princeton University
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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