Usually means: Show compassion, withhold harsh treatment.
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  1. have mercy: Merriam-Webster
  2. have mercy: Wiktionary
  3. Have Mercy (album), Have Mercy (band), Have Mercy (song), Have Mercy, Have mercy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Have Mercy, have mercy: Legal dictionary

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  1. have mercy: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (have mercy)

verb:  (usually in the imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.

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