mercy killingn.

Brit.

/ˈməːsɪ ˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmərsi ˌkɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mercy n., killing n.

Etymology: < mercy n. + killing n. Compare later mercy-kill v.

The action or an act of bringing about the death of a person suffering from an incurable and painful disease, typically by the administration of a large quantity of painkilling drugs.

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the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > mercy killing

coup de grâce1699

mercy-stroke1702

stroke of grace1837

euthanasia1869

death control1917

mercy killing1925

1925 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania) 12 Nov. 1/5 Sandusky, O., found it had its own ‘mercy killing’ yesterday, when [the accused] confessed yesterday that she had slain her 7-year-old daughter.

1935 A. A. Brill in Vital Speeches 16 Dec. 165 (title) Is ‘mercy killing’ justified?

1952 J. Cary Castle Corner (new ed.) Pref. 6 Think of Oates' suicide in the Antarctic, or thousands of ‘mercy killings’, which are technically murder.

1974 Times 6 Feb. 6/1 A Long Island doctor who was accused of a ‘mercy killing’ of a dying cancer patient, was acquitted.

1996 Independent 15 Oct. i. 2/3 A man who killed his elder brother in the first known mercy killing case to have reached the Scottish courts walked free yesterday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercy killing
释义	mercy killingn. Brit. /ˈməːsɪ ˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmərsi ˌkɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mercy n., killing n. Etymology: < mercy n. + killing n. Compare later mercy-kill v. The action or an act of bringing about the death of a person suffering from an incurable and painful disease, typically by the administration of a large quantity of painkilling drugs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > mercy killing coup de grâce1699 mercy-stroke1702 stroke of grace1837 euthanasia1869 death control1917 mercy killing1925 1925 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania) 12 Nov. 1/5 Sandusky, O., found it had its own ‘mercy killing’ yesterday, when [the accused] confessed yesterday that she had slain her 7-year-old daughter. 1935 A. A. Brill in Vital Speeches 16 Dec. 165 (title) Is ‘mercy killing’ justified? 1952 J. Cary Castle Corner (new ed.) Pref. 6 Think of Oates' suicide in the Antarctic, or thousands of ‘mercy killings’, which are technically murder. 1974 Times 6 Feb. 6/1 A Long Island doctor who was accused of a ‘mercy killing’ of a dying cancer patient, was acquitted. 1996 Independent 15 Oct. i. 2/3 A man who killed his elder brother in the first known mercy killing case to have reached the Scottish courts walked free yesterday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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