mercy
mercy n. (1)(英格兰古法)(国王或法官就法律没有公开谴责的犯罪作出的)惩罚裁决 (2)宽大处理；赦免；宽赦 尤指对犯有死罪者，改判死刑为无期徒刑。
MERCY
mercy
mercy. Compassionate treatment, as of criminal offenders or of those in distress; esp. imprisonment, rather than death, imposed as punishment for capital murder. See CLEMENCY.