misericordia

Definitions of misericordia
  1. noun
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
    synonyms: clemencia
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    conmutación
    (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
    amnistía, indulto, perdón
    the formal act of liberating someone
    respiro, tregua
    the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
    type of:
    indulgencia, lenidad
    lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  2. noun
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving
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    types:
    compasión, piedad
    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
    bondad, clemencia
    tendency to be kind and forgiving
    indulgencia, lenidad
    mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
    type of:
    humanidad
    the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
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