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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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  1. the act of killing somebody because you do not want them to suffer, for example because they are in severe pain synonym euthanasia
See mercy killing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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