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A coup de grâce (/ ˌ k uː d ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː s /; French: [ku də ɡʁɑs] ⓘ 'blow of mercy') is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It may be a mercy killing of mortally wounded civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent.
coup de main (pl. coups de main) a surprise attack. In French, [donner] un coup de main means "[to give] a hand" (to give assistance). Even if the English meaning exists as well (as in faire le coup de main), it is old-fashioned. coup d'état (pl. coups d'état) a sudden change in government by force; literally "hit (blow) of state."
Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (1 November 1896 [1] – 29 July 1976), known in the press as El Fusilado (Spanish: "The Shot One" [a]), was a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was captured on 18 March 1915 during the Mexican Revolution, and survived execution by firing squad.
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A soft coup, sometimes referred to as a silent coup or a bloodless coup, is an illegal overthrow of a government, but unlike a regular coup d'état it is achieved without the use of force or violence.
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"Lucifer" opens with a spoken word sample, [1] in which a voice is heard saying "The 'coup de grâce' is the final shot right between the eyes." [2] Over a bouzouki-sampling, [3] "stark and Wild Wild West-esque" beat, Eminem details his family upbringing, addresses the hypocrisies of Candace Owens [4] and much of the criticism aimed at him, [5] and references the Columbine High School massacre ...
While there was a general decline in the Empire's fortunes, Andronikos III's death would be the coup de grâce for the Empire — his 10-year-old son was led by a regency that was torn apart in dynastic rivalries which led to the Second Palaiologan Civil War and the recognition of John Kantakouzenos as emperor and a catastrophe from which ...