HyperDic: mercy_killing

English > 1 sense of the expression mercy killing:
NOUNactmercy killing, euthanasiathe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
English > mercy killing: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness).
Synonymeuthanasia
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to deathThe act of terminating a life
Spanisheutanasia
Catalaneutanàsia

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