Meaning Of The Word Euthanasia

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euthanasia
uncountable noun: Euthanasia is the practice of killing someone who is very ill and will never get better in order to end their suffering, usually done at their request or with their consent.

euthanasia in American English
an easy and painless death
noun: 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, esp. a painful, disease or condition

euthanasia in British English
noun: the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

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