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    mercy

    • IPA[ˈməːsi]

    英式

    • n.
      compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm；an event to be grateful for, because it prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering
    • excl
      used in expressions of surprise or fear

    • noun: mercy, plural noun: mercies

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    • n.
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    • 1. compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm:

      the boy was screaming and begging for mercy

      the mercies of God

    • 2. an event to be grateful for, because it prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering:

      his death was in a way a mercy

    • 3. (especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering:

      mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting

    • excl
    • 1. used in expressions of surprise or fear:

      ‘Mercy me!’ uttered Mrs Diggory

    mercy killing

    • n. the killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease:

    • should the law allow mercy killing to be available?

      it seems probably that some doctors carry out mercy killings

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    mercy killing

    • n. the killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease, typically by the administration of large doses of painkilling drugs:

    • should the law allow mercy killing to be available?

      it seems probably that some doctors carry out mercy killings

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    mercy dash

    • n. an urgent journey undertaken out of a desire to relieve suffering:

    • the mercy dash by ambulance from Carlow to Kilkenny tragically proved in vain

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    prerogative of mercy

    • n. the right and power of a sovereign, president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

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    Sister of Mercy

    • n. a member of an order of women founded for educational or charitable purposes, especially that founded in Dublin in 1827.

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    prerogative of mercy

    • n. the right and power of a sovereign, state president, or other supreme authority to commute a death sentence, to change the mode of execution, or to pardon an offender.

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    errand of mercy

    • a journey or mission carried out to help someone in difficulty or danger

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    Sister of Mercy

    • n. a member of a Roman Catholic congregation of women founded for educational or charitable purposes, especially that founded in Dublin in 1827.

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    mercy

    • IPA[ˈmərsē]

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    • n.
      compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm:
    • the boy was screaming and begging for mercy

      the mercies of God

    • excl
      used in expressions of surprise or fear:
    • “Mercy me!” uttered Mrs. Garfield

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