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euthanasia: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
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clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" mercifulness: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" mercifulness: the feeling that motivates compassion something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive" alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
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| mercy |
a virtue, is compassionate treatment, especially of those under one
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Killing by one person of another who has an incurable illness or injury in its final and most painful stages. When mercy killing occurs with the consent of the patient, it is called voluntary. When performed upon an incapacitated person or against a person
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Mercy is the act of not administering justice when that justice is punitive. Because of our sinfulness we deserve death and eternal separation from God (Rom. 6:23; Isaiah 59:2), but God provided an atonement for sin and through it shows us mercy. That is, He does not deliver to the Christian the natural consequence of his sin which is damnation. That is why Jesus became sin on our behalf (2 Cor. 5:21) and bore the punishment due to us (Isaiah 5345). It was to deliver us from damnation. ...
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