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mercy killing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mercy killing

the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering

Some called her death a mercy killing.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of mercy killing

assisted suicide, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide

blood, foul play, homicide, murder, rubout, slaying

chance-medley, killing, manslaughter

bloodshed, butchery, carnage, decimation, destruction, massacre, slaughter

assassination, execution, hit

filicide, fratricide, matricide, parricide, patricide, regicide, uxoricide

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