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mercy [ˈmɜ:sɪ, Am ˈmɜ:r-] N no pl

Usage examples with mercy

an errand of mercy
до́брое де́ло nt
to plead for mercy
проси́ть [или моли́ть] о поща́де
to have mercy on sb
проявля́ть милосе́рдие к кому́-ли́бо
to fling oneself upon sb's mercy
отда́ться на ми́лость кого́-ли́бо
to throw oneself on sb's mercy
сда́ться на чью-ли́бо ми́лость
to be at the mercy of sb
быть в чьей-ли́бо вла́сти

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In the same way, a merchant shall be spared his merchandise, and a husbandman the implements of his husbandry, if they fall upon the mercy of a royal court.
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Some say there is a link to "kapporet", the mercy seat or covering of the Ark of the Covenant.
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Their overarching goal is to eliminate chaos from the land, and often do so without mercy to those they consider unworthy.
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They enter in false beards and beg his mercy; he agrees to collude with it.
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In their new setting, displaced intellectuals lost their reading public and were often at the mercy of literary brokers to get their works published.
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Due to the competitive imbalances that commonly occur between small schools, eight-man games sometimes end early due to the 45-point or mercy rule.
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Cabinet should mandate a bias in child, parent, family agencies to mercy and love; emotional literacy and values.
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And she says the bedraggled animal had been left to the mercy of the elements.
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Grant your gifts to those whom you deem worthy: have mercy.
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Eighth, pleas for mercy are routinely and callously ignored.
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