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   coup de grâce

   /ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/

   noun

   • 1. a final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal: "he administered the coup de grâce with a knife"
   • ▪ an action or event that serves as the culmination of a bad or deteriorating situation: "Howarth delivered the coup de grâce with a penalty two minutes from time"

   Word Origin French, literally ‘stroke of grace’.

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