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Euthanasia
the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. (The key word here is 'intentional'. If death is not intended, it is not an act of euthanasia)
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euthanasia
easy and painless deathÂ
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euthanasia
[Noun] Painlessly killing a dying person so that they stop suffering.
Example: Some people feel that euthanasia should be legal.
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Euthanasia
A process of killing animals because they are very ill, injured or contribute to pet overpopulation - the latter is a good reason to have your female cat spayed as early as possible.
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euthanasia
[n] - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
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euthanasia
In medicine, `mercy killing` of someone with a severe and incurable condition or illness. Euthanasia is a highly controversial issue on medical and ethical grounds. A patient's right to refuse...
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Euthanasia
painlessly ending the life of a patient with an incurable disease who requests to die
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia isÂ helping to end the life of someone who wants to die, often because they have an incurable disease. This is illegal in the UK and most countries.
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia:The word 'euthanasia' comes straight out of the Greek -- 'eu', goodly or well + 'thanatos', death = the good death -- and for 18th-century writers in England that was what euthanasia meant, a 'good' death, a welcome way to depart quietly and well from life. The most commonly understood me...
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Euthanasia
Eu`tha·na'si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... well + ... death, ..., ..., to die: confer French euthanasie .] An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. 'An euthanasia of all thought.' Hazlitt. « The kindest wish o...
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euthanasia
The act or practice of putting to death people or animals suffering from incurable conditions or diseases. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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euthanasia
mercy killing noun the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
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euthanasia
(u″thә-na´zhә) an easy or painless death. the deliberate ending of life of a person suffering from an incurable disease, including the withholding extraordinary means or “heroic measures,” and thus allowing the patient to die. A distinction was traditionally made betwe...
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Euthanasia
• (n.) An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired.
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euthanasia
act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder. Because ... [9 related articles]
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euthanasia
euthanasia 1. A quiet, painless death. 2. The deliberate ending of life in individuals with an incurable and painful disease. Ethical considerations are still being actively debated. One difficulty is determining the criteria by which the physician, or society, determines that the time has come to...
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia (from the Greek εὐθανασία meaning "good death": εὖ, eu (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. There are different euthanasia laws in each country. The British House of L...
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euthanasia
euthanasia (yOO"thunā'zhu) , either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma. The term comes from the Greek expression for “good death.” Technological advances in medicine have made it poss...
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euthanasia
Type: Term Pronunciation: yū-thă-nā′zē-ă Definitions: 1. A quiet, painless death. 2. The intentional putting to death of a person with an incurable or painful disease intended as an act of mercy.
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euthanasia
In medicine, `mercy killing` of someone with a severe and incurable condition or illness. Euthanasia is a highly controversial issue on medical and ethical grounds. A patient's right to refuse life-prolonging treatment is recognized in several countries. In November 2000, the Netherlands became the ...
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Euthanasia
The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.
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EUTHANASIA
Humane killing; putting to sleep
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euthanasia
An easy or painless death, or the intentional ending of the life of a person suffering from an incurable or painful disease at his or her request. Also called mercy killing.
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euthanasia
1) Kill 2) Killing 3) Mercy killing 4) Putting to death
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