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euthanasia

[yoo-thuh-ney-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. painless death.



euthanasia

/ ˌːθəˈԱɪɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: mercy killing.the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

euthanasia

  1. 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

  1. Painlessly putting someone to death — usually someone with an incurable and painful disease; mercy killing.

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Proposals to make euthanasia legal in the United States have inspired heated debate.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • euthanasiast noun
  • euthanasic adjective
  • proeuthanasia adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of euthanasia1

1640–50; < New Latin < Greek ܳٳ󲹲Բí an easy death, equivalent to eu- eu- + ٳáԲ ( os ) death + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of euthanasia1

C17: via New Latin from Greek: easy death, from eu- + thanatos death
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In some other countries that have legalised assisted dying, euthanasia is permitted, whereby a doctor or nurse administers the lethal dose, usually by injection.

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"I can see an ethnical thing in that worst case could be euthanasia."

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The shelters lacked written protocols, and the euthanasia policy “changed five times in the last year” without communication about the changes, the report said.

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The Nazis murdered her under their forced euthanasia program.

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The confusion over the city’s troubled animal shelters, which have been plagued by overcrowding and rising euthanasia rates, began with the rollout of the mayor’s proposed 2025-26 budget.

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