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Noun: coup de grâce (coups de grâce)  ,koo-du'graa(s)
  1. The blow that kills (usually mercifully)
    "The hunter delivered the coup de grâce to end the wounded animal's suffering";
    - deathblow

Derived forms: coups de grâce

Type of: kill, killing, putting to death

Encyclopedia: Coup de grâce