Mercy killing
Mercy killing noun - The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness).
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Synonyms for Mercy killing
Negative euthanasia and mercy killing are semantically related. in bringing about death for a sufferer topic. In some cases you can use "Negative euthanasia" instead a noun phrase "Mercy killing".
Negative euthanasia
Mercy killing and negative euthanasia are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Mercy killing" with "Negative euthanasia", this phrases are similar.
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Negative euthanasia and Mercy killing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mercy_killing/negative_euthanasia
Mercy killing & Negative euthanasia. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mercy_killing/negative_euthanasia>.
Negative euthanasia or Mercy killing. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mercy_killing/negative_euthanasia.
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