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See: benevolence, clemency, condonation, consideration, humanity, lenience, pity, tolerance, understanding MERCY, Practice. To be in mercy, signifies to be liable to punishment at the discretion of the judge. MERCY, crim. law. The total or partial remission of a punishment to which a convict is subject. When the whole punishment is remitted, it is called a pardon; (q.v.) when only a part of the punishment is remitted, it is frequently a conditional pardon; or before sentence, it is called clemency or mercy. Vide Rutherf. Inst. 224; 1 Kent, Com. 265; 3 Story, Const. Sec. 1488. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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throw into confusion throw into disorder throw into prison throw light upon throw off throw off heat throw off the scent throw on mercy throw oneself upon throw open throw open to inquiry throw out throw out of gear throw out of joint throw out of order |
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