[
mehr-SEE] (n. m.) The man's clearly not a fiend. He was loved by puppies & babies, brought food to the homeless, raised six orphans and donated freely to charity but he made a mistake—and took a man's life. All considered, Judge showed
mercy and sentenced him lightly. It's as if he was rewarded, gifted or
thanked. Although Anglicized with an added
y, the French word
merçi means
thanks. And if you can't remember that, you can always think that if someone really wanted to
thank you, they could always give you a
Mercedes (taken from plural Spanish for
mercy).