Definitions for: Euthanasia

[n] the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

Webster (1913) Definition: Eu`tha*na"si*an. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? well + ? death,
?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.]
An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. ``An euthanasia
of all thought.'' --Hazlitt.

The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.
--Arbuthnot.

Synonyms: mercy killing

See Also: kill, killing, putting to death