What is the meaning of mercifulness?

noun

  • The feeling that motivates compassion.
  • A disposition to be kind and forgiving.
    • usage: "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
  • Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.
    • usage: "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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