Euthanasia
Euthanasia , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}; e'y^ well + {not transcribed} death, {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, to die: compare French euthanasie.]
1.
An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired.
An euthanasia of all thought.
The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.
2.
the act or process of putting to death for humane purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in order to relieve or avoid pain.