| 释义 |
mercy killingˈmercy ˌkilling noun [countable, uncountable]   - Among those receiving probation orders will be those for whom the section 2 defence is used to mitigate a mercy killing.
- Frankly, it would have been a mercy killing.
- So this would almost be a mercy killing.
when someone is killed to stop them from suffering► euthanasia when someone who is very old or very ill is killed in a painless way in order to stop them suffering any longer - use this to talk about this practice in general: · In the Netherlands euthanasia has already been legalized.· Most doctors are opposed to euthanasia on ethical grounds. ► mercy killing when someone who is very ill is killed in a painless way in order to stop them suffering any longer: · Some doctors carry out mercy killings by giving large quantities of pain-killing drugs. the act of killing someone who is very ill or old so that they do not have to suffer anymore SYN euthanasia |