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Sterbehilfe
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German
Etymology
de :af sterben Hilfe
de sterben Hilfe
Pronunciation
de De-Sterbehilfe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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assisted dying help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide.
Usage notes
In German, de Sterbehilfe is often used as a preferred synonym of de Euthanasie. de Euthanasie was used as a euphemism of the systematic murder of disabled and sick people during the National Socialist period.
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de Euthanasie, de assistierter Suizid, de Beihilfe zur Selbsttötung.
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