mercy killing

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mercy killing

noun mercy killings · mercy-killing

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

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@misc{mercy_killing_2026,
  title = {mercy killing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mercy%20killing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}