Mercy (TV series) definition

(1) Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

"He threw himself on the mercy of the court"

(2) Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

"Distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"

(3) A disposition to be kind and forgiving

"In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

(4) The feeling that motivates compassion

(5) Something for which to be thankful

"It was a mercy we got out alive"