Meaning of MERCY KILLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'mursee'kiling
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) |
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| | Synonyms: | | euthanasia |
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| | See Also: | | kill, killing, putting to death | |
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| | Related Terms: | | bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, euthanasia, execution, extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing, lapidation, martyrdom, martyrization, poisoning, ritual killing, ritual murder, sacrifice, shooting, slaughter, slaying, stoning, taking of life |
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