Meaning

2 senses

  1. Active euthanasia.

  2. In sports, a premature ending of a one-sided game or contest due to a mercy rule.

More definitions
  • the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

Forms

plural: mercy killings

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness):euthanasia

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmercy killer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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