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euthanasia collapse: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

bloodletting collapse: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

stoning collapse: pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

gore collapse: a triangular piece of cloth; coagulated blood from a wound; Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948); wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument; cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

destruction collapse: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

shooting collapse: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"; killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"

execution collapse: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"; putting a condemned person to death; a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out; (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable; (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

self-pity collapse: a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

unforgiving collapse: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"

mercifulness collapse: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"; the feeling that motivates compassion

ruth collapse: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died; the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament; United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

pardon collapse: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

condolence collapse: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

ubiquity collapse: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

omniscience collapse: the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

uncompassionate collapse: lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

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