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Mercy Killing (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The doctor was accused of performing a mercy killing on her terminally ill patient, sparking a heated debate about euthanasia.
  • The family of the cancer patient begged the doctor to consider a mercy killing, as they couldn't bear to see their loved one suffer any longer.
  • The court ruled that the husband who had ended his wife's life was guilty of murder, despite his claims that it was a mercy killing.
  • The nurse was torn between her duty to preserve life and her desire to end the patient's suffering through a mercy killing.
  • The ethics committee was divided on the issue of mercy killing, with some arguing that it was a humane act and others claiming it was morally wrong.

Synonyms

  • Euthanasia

Hypernyms

  • Putting To Death
  • Killing
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