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Euthanasia

nounid 49508·updated May 18, 2026
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the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

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synonym
mercy killing
plural
Euthanasias
possessive
Euthanasia's
pluralpossessive
Euthanasias'

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

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