Meaning of mercy
Definition of 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"
a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
the feeling that motivates compassion
something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"