Assisted suicide and Mercy killing

Assisted suicide noun - Suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible.

Mercy killing and assisted suicide are semantically related in suicide facilitated by another topic. In some cases you can use "Mercy killing" instead a noun phrase "Assisted suicide".

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

Assisted suicide and mercy killing are semantically related in bringing about death for a sufferer topic. You can use "Assisted suicide" instead a noun phrase "Mercy killing".