Mercy
Benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Mercy (disambiguation).
"Merciful" redirects here. For people called "the Merciful", see List of people known as the Merciful.
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces "price paid, wages", from Latin merc-, merxi "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts.
In the social and legal context, mercy may refer both to compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (e.g. mercy shown by a judge toward a convict), or on the part of a humanitarian third party (e.g., a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims).[1]