ASSISTED SUICIDE Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

assisted suicide

noun

Definition of assisted suicide

as in mercy killing

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Recent Examples of assisted suicide OpenAI and the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, were named as defendants in several lawsuits that allege negligence, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, wrongful death, and other product liability claims. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026 Many of the plaintiffs suing the AI company allege psychological manipulation, wrongful death and assisted suicide, while others have filed negligence claims. — Alnoor Ebrahim, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026 In another October motion, Routh asked the judge to imprison him in a state that allows assisted suicide. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 In addition, assisted suicide, which is right there in chapter one, was a felony in Texas. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assisted suicide

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Noun

Too much damage has been done to the character in recent years, to the point that any death would be seen as a mercy killing now.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
For the rest of us, sudden death felt like a mercy killing.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026

Definition of mercy killing

Noun

Not all the doctors who assessed the child agreed with the decision to use euthanasia over the course of their treatment.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Canadian government signed off on a last-minute agreement to move its last captive whales out of the country earlier this year, saving them from euthanasia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of euthanasia

Noun

Police previously told OutKick Dropkick there were no signs of foul play and his death wasn’t considered to be suspicious.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play, while circumstances leading up to the fall remain unclear.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of foul play

Noun

The story revolves around private eye Raymond Gunn (Rockwell), who is drawn into a case involving murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova, voiced by Johansson.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
The best way Ray can think of to do so is to tail her shady husband, Dom (Bobby Cannavale) — all the way into a sordid (but still vaguely family-friendly) web of deceit, murder, blackmail and gangland drama.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

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