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Mercy Killing

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

MWE

Classifications

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
euthanasia
plural
Mercy Killings
possessive
Mercy Killing's
pluralpossessive
Mercy Killings'