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coup de grâce
noun
[ ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs ]
• a final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.
• "he administered the coup de grâce with a knife"
Similar:
death blow
, finishing blow,
killing
,
dispatch
, kiss of death,
KO
,
kayo
,
Origin:
French, literally ‘stroke of grace’.