mercy killer
Ends suffering fatally
A mercy killer is someone who kills another person, typically one who is suffering from a terminal illness or unbearable pain, believing death to be an act of compassion.
The term applies to those who perform euthanasia, whether legal or not: The jury was sympathetic to the mercy killer who had ended his dying wife's agony.
It can carry either neutral or condemning connotations depending on the speaker's stance.
- euthanasiaDeliberate death for relief
- right to dieFreedom to end suffering
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- respiteShort pause from hardship
manslayer · release · solace · Kevorkian · moral dilemma · playing God · beneficence · do no harm · palliative care · bedside vigil · human dignity · advance directive · living will · moral injury · assisted suicide · pulling the plug · homicide · death with dignity
mercy killermurderer
One who unlawfully kills
torturer · thrill killer · serial killer · assassin · tormentor
mercy killerlife-saver
One who rescues another
life preserver · lifesaver · healer · rescuer · resuscitator
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