Definitions for mercy

(leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court")

(a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband")

(the feeling that motivates compassion)

(something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive")

(alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy")