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mercies
noun(mer-cy)
compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power; also : lenient or compassionate treatment
mercies
noun(mer-cy)
imprisonment rather than death imposed as penalty for first-degree murder
mercies
noun(mer-cy)
a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion
mercies
idiom(mer-cy)
grateful that one's situation is not worse even though bad things have happened
mercies
idiom(mer-cy)
without any protection from (someone or something one cannot control)

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