euthanization
English
Etymology
euthanize + -ation
Noun
euthanization (countable and uncountable, plural euthanizations)
- The act or process of euthanizing
- 2007 June 20, The Associated Press, “Central Islip: Two Violent Rottweilers Will Be Euthanized”, in New York Times:
- A judge has ordered the euthanization of two dogs that nearly ripped off a man’s ear in a June 10 attack in Dix Hills.
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Alternative forms
- euthanisation (mostly UK)
Hypernyms
- killing; execution