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mercy killing

 

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Noun mercy killing has 1 sense
  1. euthanasia, mercy killing - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
    --1 is a kind of killing, kill, putting to death

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Mercy Killing

Description:

Mercy killing refers to the act of intentionally ending a person's life in order to relieve their suffering, often due to a terminal illness or extreme pain that cannot be alleviated through medical treatment.

Sample Sentences:

1. As a compassionate gesture, the doctor performed mercy killing on the patient who was in excruciating pain.

2. The debate on whether mercy killing should be legalized continues to spark widespread controversy.

3. The film portrayed the emotional turmoil of a family grappling with the decision of mercy killing for their terminally ill loved one.

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