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Meanings of mercy in English

Portuguese
perdão
Catalan
clemència
Spanish
misericordia

Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.

      perdão
      Usage of mercy in English
      1
      He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy; 55.
      Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke
      2
      Still, family members offered words of mercy during the brief court appearance.
      Reuters
      3
      Therefore let none expect mercy-havethe seasons, gravitation, the appointed days, mercy?
      Leaves of Grass
      4
      Today there would be no such mercy given, she knew for certain.
      Complete Books of Blood
      5
      He would hope for mercy, but still count down the thirty days.
      Metro 2034
      6
      Germany is organising mercy flights to repatriate its citizens from New Zealand.
      Radio NZ
      7
      The people in those States lie at the mercy of the nation.
      History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
      8
      There, but for the mercy of the sea, they say, go we.
      Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
      9
      Praise the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever.
      Radio NZ
      10
      For it is from this mercy in the root of the thing.
      Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
      11
      Even Wasp-kinden started to feel the bloodstains after ten years without mercy.
      Empire in black and gold
      12
      The Lord has, in tender mercy, helped us, in sending in 3l.
      A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
      13
      Neither mercy nor reason could sway him; silver was his only measure.
      The river kings' road
      14
      Y: And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy.
      Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
      15
      We are to trust in the mercy and the justice of God.
      Catharine
      16
      Of the mercy-seat, and how it was placed in the holy Temple.
      Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
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