Word Definition

Mercy

  1. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
  2. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
  3. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.
  4. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.