euthanasia
simple noun8 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.4
Euthanasia conducted with the full, informed consent of the person.
Ending a person's life by a direct action, such as a lethal injection.
Allowing a person to die by withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.
Euthanasia performed on a person who is able to provide informed consent, but does not.
Euthanasia conducted when the explicit consent of the individual is unavailable, e.g., when in a persistent vegetative state.
To make the practice of euthanasia legal by law.
To carry out the act of euthanasia.
To carry out the act of euthanasia, often as a regular procedure. 'Practise' is the verb in BrE; 'practice' is the verb in AmE.