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Definition of mercy killing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mercy killing

noun

/ˈmɜːsi kɪlɪŋ/

/ˈmɜːrsi kɪlɪŋ/

[countable, uncountable]

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the act of killing somebody because you do not want them to suffer, for example because they are in severe pain synonym euthanasia

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