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Mercy killing

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  1. 1
    Active euthanasia.
  2. 2
    the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) wordnet
  3. 3
    In sports, a premature ending of a one-sided game or contest due to a mercy rule.

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