English Explanatory Dictionary

mercy killing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Active euthanasia.
In sports, a premature ending of a one-sided game or contest due to a mercy rule.

Word forms

mercy killing mercy killings mercy-killing

Related words

mercy killer angel of mercy coup de grâce put someone out of their misery

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