"angel of mercy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angels of mercy [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|angels of mercy}} angel of mercy (plural angels of mercy)
  1. A type of mercy killer, i.e., a caregiver who is a serial killer, and who practices mercy killing on both the willing and unwilling, knowing and unknowing, dependent only on the killer's sense of a patient's level of suffering from their illness. Categories (topical): Murder, People Related terms: mercy killer, angel of death Translations (type of mercy killer): kuolemanenkeli (Finnish)

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