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Mercy Killing

nounid 87606·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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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
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