When death or impending death is referred to only in code words, which becomes chilling when the audience realizes what they are referring to. Usually used by sinister conspiracies, powerful gangsters, Dystopian bureaucrats (see also Double-Speak), Paths Of Inspiration or Scary Dogmatic Aliens. In some cases, the words 'destroyed' or 'erased' may be used, not as a euphemism, but rather because the word 'killed' is insufficient. Usually refers to those who have suffered a Fate Worse Than Death, or an individual who has been killed and wiped from all records. Examples of Deadly Euphemism include: