Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mercifulness | Yes | No | No | No |
commutation | Yes | No | No | No |
mercifulness (noun) | commutation (noun) |
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | the travel of a commuter |
a disposition to be kind and forgiving | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law |
the feeling that motivates compassion | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: |
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one |