Definitions for: Mercifulness

[n] leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
[n] a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
[n] the feeling that motivates compassion

Synonyms: clemency, mercy, mercy, mercy

Antonyms: mercilessness, unmercifulness

See Also: amnesty, commutation, compassion, compassion, compassionateness, forgiveness, forgivingness, free pardon, humaneness, kindness, lenience, lenience, leniency, leniency, lenity, mildness, pardon, pity, reprieve, re-sentencing, respite

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