Mercy Law and Legal Definition
Mercy means a compassionate treatment or behavior towards criminal offenders or as of those in distress, especially in imprisonment. For example, in criminal cases, a plea of the defendant tacitly admits his guilt by throwing himself on the mercy of the court. It is also called clemency or leniency.
In short, mercy is a term that used to describe compassion shown by one person to another or a request from one person to another to be shown such leniency or unwarranted compassion for a crime or wrongdoing.
