A coup de grâce (ko͞o′ də gräs′) is a deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim; a finishing stroke or decisive event.
In French, in means "blow of mercy", and is used to describe the deathblow intended to end the suffering of a mortally wounded victim. But it can also be used figuratively to refer to a finishing touch of any sort.
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