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euthanasia
[yoo-thuh-ney-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
noun
Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
painless death.
euthanasia
/ ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə /
noun
Also called: mercy killing. the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness
euthanasia
The act or practice of painlessly ending the life of an animal or a willing individual who has a terminal illness or incurable condition, as by giving a lethal drug.
euthanasia
Painlessly putting someone to death — usually someone with an incurable and painful disease; mercy killing.
Other Word Forms
- euthanasiast noun
- euthanasic adjective
- proeuthanasia adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of euthanasia1
Word History and Origins
Origin of euthanasia1
Example Sentences
Elsewhere in Latin America, courts in Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized euthanasia without passing laws to legalize the practice, while Cuba allows for terminal patients to refuse being kept alive artificially.
For now, as options for how to save the whales continue to be discussed, there's widespread confidence that Marineland's talk of euthanasia is just talk.
Canada first legalised euthanasia in 2016 for people with terminal illnesses.
On a similar note, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said certain aspects of the assisted dying Bill "blur the line" for doctors around euthanasia.
“But in cases where an animal’s quality of life would be severely compromised, humane euthanasia is sometimes the most compassionate option.”
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