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Euthanasia

🔄 Synonyms of "Euthanasia"

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Word	Definition
mercy killingnoun	Active euthanasia.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Euthanasia"

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Word	Definition
mercy killingnoun	Active euthanasia.
legalizationnoun	The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
shelternoun	(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
merciful	Showing mercy.
legalisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of legalization. [The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.]
nonvoluntary	Not voluntary.
physician-assisted suicidenoun	assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician
right-to-die	—
death with dignity	—
assisted suicidenoun	A suicide with the assistance of another individual; especially the suicide of a terminally ill person with the assistance of a physician.
assisted dyingnoun	The administration of medical procedures to hasten an individual's death; a legal form of assisted suicide.
self-deliverance	—
active euthanasianoun	A form of euthanasia wherein death is intentionally brought about, usually by medical intervention to end the patient's suffering.
self-deathnoun	(euphemistic) Suicide.
lethal injectionnoun	A means of execution or of euthanasia in which a person is injected with a fatal dose of drugs.
equicidenoun	The killing of a horse.
liquidationnoun	The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
theriocidenoun	(countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
animalicidenoun	(uncommon) The killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).
deathmakingnoun	(social sciences) The process of causing individuals to die, as by withdrawing health care, carrying out abortions, etc.