assisted suicide

/əˌsɪstɪd ˌsuəˈsaɪd/
/əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪsaɪd/
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Definitions of assisted suicide
  1. noun
    suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
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    types:
    physician-assisted suicide
    assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician
    type of:
    self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide
    the act of killing yourself
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