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Euthanasia refers to causing death to end suffering. (noun)

An example of euthanasia is when you give a person a lethal dose of pain medication because the person is dying from cancer and doesn't want to live any more.

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noun

Now Rare an easy and painless death
act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering: advocated by some as a way to deal with persons dying of incurable, painful diseases

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(yo͞oˌthə-nāˈzhə, -zhē-ə)

noun

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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