act of grace
Unearned kind deed
An act of grace is a favor granted freely, without obligation—something done from generosity rather than duty or legal requirement.
The phrase often appears in religious contexts, where divine grace is unearned mercy.
In legal and political usage, an act of grace may be a pardon or amnesty: The governor's commutation was an act of grace, not a ruling on innocence.
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- divine favorSacred approval or blessing
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
charity · pardon · amnesty · get out of jail · commutation · salvation · exoneration · clean slate · second chance · free pass · forbearance · compassion · parole · absolution · kindness · good deed · reprieve · beneficence
act of graceatrocity
Unforgivable mass cruelty
transgression · sin · offense · wrongdoing · misdeed
act of gracejust deserts
Merited reward or punishment
punishment · retribution · exaction · enforcement · legal entitlement
act of gracedamnation
Eternal punishment decree
curse · divine wrath · anathema · excommunication · fall from grace
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