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mercy killings

noun

plural of mercy killing

as in murders

the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering Some called her death a mercy killing.

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On June 11, Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to federal charges in the murders, shootings and stalking of the victims.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
In 2001, Overton was convicted and sentenced to life for the 1996 burglary that led to him being charged for the MacIvors’ murders.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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The latest data show homicides of Latinos fell slightly and remained slightly lower than their population count.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Mulroy’s election in 2022 as the county’s first Democratic district attorney in more than two decades came on the heels of a year with a record number of homicides.

— Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2026

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The vast majority expressed deep distress and anger at their government after the massacres that took place in response to January’s mass protests.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, while posturing as the guardian of a democratic transition, governed through massacres and military tribunals.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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