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Definition of Mercy killing
1. Noun. The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness).
Definition of Mercy killing
1. Noun. Euthanasia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercy Killing
Literary usage of Mercy killing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assisted Suicide edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"Actions taken in accordance with this Act shall not, for any purpose, con- L •
stitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing or homicide, under the law. ..."
2. Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and by Sir Thomas Browne, James Thomas Fields (1862)
"The Turkish emperor, odious for other cruelty, was herein a remarkable master of
mercy, killing his favourite in his sleep, and sending him from the ..."
3. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: The Text Carefully by Adam Clarke (1837)
"... for false 'earing is brought in to confirm lying statements. Lnd when there
is no mercy, killing, slaying, ..."
4. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"... and speaking of their enemies; and (which was most lamentable) some of them,
by way of compassion and mercy, killing their own children and wives. ..."
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