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13 relations: Animal euthanasia, Brainstem, Capital punishment, Death, Decapitation, Euthanasia, Execution by firing squad, French language, Misericorde (weapon), Samurai, Seppuku, War, Wound.
Animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of putting an animal to death or allowing it to die by withholding extreme medical measures.
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Brainstem
The brainstem (or brain stem) is the posterior part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.
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Death
Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
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Decapitation
Decapitation is the complete separation of the head from the body.
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia (from εὐθανασία; "good death": εὖ, eu; "well" or "good" – θάνατος, thanatos; "death") is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.
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Execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.
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French language
French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Misericorde (weapon)
A misericorde (from French word miséricorde, "mercy") was a long, narrow knife, used from the High Middle Ages to deliver the death stroke (the mercy stroke, hence the name of the blade, derived from the Latin misericordia, "act of mercy") to a seriously wounded knight.
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Samurai
were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.
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Seppuku
Seppuku (切腹, "cutting belly"), sometimes referred to as harakiri (腹切り, "abdomen/belly cutting", a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.
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War
War is a state of armed conflict between states, societies and informal groups, such as insurgents and militias.
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Wound
A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound).
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