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Jur. meurtre charitable; euthanasie par compassionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > mercy killing
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mercy [ˈmɜ:sɪ]1. nouna. pitié f• have mercy on me! ayez pitié de moi !• to leave sb to the mercy of... abandonner qn à la merci de...b. ( = piece of good fortune) it's a mercy that... heureusement que... + indic2. compounds[flight, journey] de secours* * *['mɜːsɪ]1) ( clemency) clémence f2) ( power) merci f3) ( fortunate event)it's a mercy that — c'est une chance que (+ subj)
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1 noun∎ without mercy sans pitié, sans merci;∎ she had or showed no mercy elle n'a eu aucune pitié, elle a été sans pitié;∎ to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn;∎ (have) mercy! (ayez) pitié!;∎ figurative I'll have him begging or crying for mercy! il va le regretter!;∎ may God in his mercy forgive you que Dieu vous pardonne en sa miséricorde;∎ to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'abandonner à la merci de qn(b) (blessing) chance f, bonheur m;∎ it's a mercy that he doesn't know heureusement qu'il ne sait pas, c'est une chance qu'il ne sache pas;∎ we must be thankful or grateful for small mercies il faut savoir apprécier les moindres bienfaits;∎ it was really a mercy that she left son départ fut un véritable soulagement ou une véritable délivrance∎ to be at sb's/sth's mercy être à la merci de qn/qch;∎ the ship was at the mercy of the storm le navire était à la merci de la tempête;∎ formal I throw myself on your mercy je mets mon sort entre vos mains;∎ ironic to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb abandonner qn aux bons soins de qn(flight) de secours, humanitaireold-fashioned grâce!►► mercy dash course f contre la mort;mercy mission mission f humanitaire;∎ on a mercy mission en mission humanitaire
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mercy killing — mer·cy kill·ing n: euthanasia Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mercy killing … Law dictionary
mercy killing — mercy killings N VAR A mercy killing is an act of killing someone who is very ill, in order to stop them suffering any more pain … English dictionary
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mercy killing — mercy ,killing noun count or uncount the act of killing someone who is dying to stop them from suffering anymore: EUTHANASIA … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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mercy killing — noun the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) • Syn: ↑euthanasia • Hypernyms: ↑killing, ↑kill, ↑putting to death * * * noun, pl ⋯ ings : the killing of someone who is very sick or injured in… … Useful english dictionary
mercy killing — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mercy killing : singular mercy killing plural mercy killings the act of killing someone who is dying in order to stop them from suffering any longer … English dictionary
mercy killing — {n. phr.} The act of killing a terminally ill patient or animal in order to avoid further suffering. * /Mercy killing of humans is illegal in most countries, yet many doctors practice it secretly./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mercy killing — {n. phr.} The act of killing a terminally ill patient or animal in order to avoid further suffering. * /Mercy killing of humans is illegal in most countries, yet many doctors practice it secretly./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mercy\ killing — n. phr. the act of killing a terminally ill patient or animal in order to avoid further suffering. Mercy killing of humans is illegal in most countries, yet many doctors practice it secretly … Словарь американских идиом
mercy killing — Synonyms and related words: bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, euthanasia, execution, extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing, lapidation, martyrdom,… … Moby Thesaurus