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noun

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• a disposition to be kind and forgiving

• the feeling that motivates compassion

• something for which to be thankful

• alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

90%10 Ability to feel others' pain
noun

• a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

• the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

90%11 Absolution or remission of sins
noun

• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

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