Engelsk navneord: mercifulness |
1. | mercifulness (om fornemmelse) the feeling that motivates compassion |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | mercy |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | compassion, compassionateness |
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| Mere specifikke termer | forgiveness |
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2. | mercifulness (om egenskab) a disposition to be kind and forgiving |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | mercy |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | humaneness |
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| Mere specifikke termer | compassion, forgivingness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness, pity |
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| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unmercifulness, mercilessness |
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3. | mercifulness (om handling) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He threw himself on the mercy of the court.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | clemency, mercy |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | lenience, leniency |
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| Mere specifikke termer | amnesty, commutation, free pardon, pardon, quarter, re-sentencing, reprieve, respite |
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