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act of compassion

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meanings of actand compassion


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act
noun
uk /ækt/ us /ækt/
something that ...
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compassion
noun[U]
uk /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ us /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to ...
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Examples of act of compassion


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We ask for an actofcompassion on humanitarian grounds.
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They did not ask for a referendum; they did not ask the taxpayer; it was an actofcompassion.
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Therefore, this seems a clear actofcompassion in assisting people who are worse off by £300 a year than the average council house tenant.
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It is an actofcompassion and is not cruel.
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Had it been part of any plan or actofcompassion, we should have heard about it three weeks ago in the uprating statement.
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The money is paid by society as an actofcompassion because we cannot allow anyone in our society to have less than a minimum standard of living.
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The practice was considered an actofcompassion and affinal love, as much as a gesture of grief.
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Robb indicates that the wedding was surely an actofcompassion on her part.
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This actofcompassion made her fall for him, and they married soon afterward.
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And benefits for disabled people should be commended to the taxpayer, not as acts of compassion, but of enlightened self-interest and moral right.
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And benefits for disabled people should be commended to the taxpayer not as acts of compassion but of enlightened self-interest and moral right.
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But we are also, rightly in my view, concerned that the taxpayers' money that we use for such acts of compassion should go to those in genuine need.
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As in the case of acts of compassion, these do not target personal utility.
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It encompasses both the physical feelings and motivational effects that an individual experiences after witnessing acts of compassion or virtue.
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