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mercifulness, n.
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more info leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
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clemency mercifulness mercy

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"he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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more info a disposition to be kind and forgiving
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mercifulness mercy

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"in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
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more info the feeling that motivates compassion
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mercifulness mercy
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