mercy

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'Yet we’re at the mercy of our teams.

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Quick take

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mercy gathered in one view.

noun

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

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a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

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the feeling that motivates compassion

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mercy.

noun

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

noun

a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

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the feeling that motivates compassion

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something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"

Example sentences

'Yet we’re at the mercy of our teams.

I believe the world would be a much better place if people would try harder to understand and love each other and show mercy.

They are entirely at the mercy of the TV networks- if they pull content, Hulu is worth very, very little.

It's relatively simple and is free, but you are at the mercy of whatever new policies they might put in place.

He sees them as simply a means to an end and that end is selling licenses;3. Microsoft is at the mercy of hardware OEMs that are shortsighted enough to run themselves into the ground taking Microsoft with them;4.

As a lucky break, the person/department who generally won't do anything, decided in their mercy to do something this one time.

They like to kill. They think it's fun to kill. They think their friends will admire them if they kill. Without mercy!...They are stupid, silent people, who are absolutely worthless to our society.

Do so with open eyes, however, for once you start down this road, you will be completely at the mercy of the person with whom you are flirting or whatever else you may be doing.

"Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into the hands of a few.

Here's the really insidious thing about the whole situation, and something that I don't think has gotten enough airtime:We are all at the mercy of the people in our social graphs who don't keep things secret.