assisted suicide

Noun

Meaning

suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

suicide euthanasia quietus mercy killing assisted dying euthanise physician-assisted suicide passive euthanasia euthanase euthanaze putting out of misery aiding suicide assisted suicide have assisting suicide doctor-assisted suicide
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Hypernyms

suicide self-destruction self-annihilation

Hyponyms

physician-assisted suicide

Examples

Assisted suicide is a respectful way to allow those with life-threatening illnesses to peacefully end their suffering. Source: Internet

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and the U.S. states of California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Vermont. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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