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Murder :: Murder (n.) The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide..

Birdbolt :: Birdbolt (n.) A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.

Skilling :: Skilling (n.) A money od account in Sweden, Norwey, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in Lubeck..

Burkism :: Burkism (n.) The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection.

Deicide :: Deicide (n.) The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ..

Manslaughter :: Manslaughter (n.) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc/ or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger..

Homicide :: Homicide (v. t.) The killing of one human being by another.

Regicide :: Regicide (n.) The killing or the murder of a king.

Butchering :: Butchering (n.) The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly.

Nip :: Nip (n.) A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

Slaughter :: Slaughter (v. t.) The act of killing.

Dominicide :: Dominicide (n.) The act of killing a master.

Self-homicide :: Self-homicide (n.) The act of killing one's self; suicide.

Mactation :: Mactation (n.) The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.

Stalk :: Stalk (v. t.) To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game..

Shot :: Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot..

Ichneumon :: Ichneumon (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the

Infanticide :: Infanticide (n.) The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.

Vulpicide :: Vulpicide (n.) One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so killing a fox..

Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer..

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