Definition of killing

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Killing (a.) Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible..

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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..
Suicide :: Suicide (adv.) The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind..
Trucidation :: Trucidation (n.) The act of killing.
Giganticide :: Giganticide (n.) The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant..
Dominicide :: Dominicide (n.) The act of killing a master.
Occision :: Occision (n.) A killing; the act of killing.
Tyrannicide :: Tyrannicide (n.) The act of killing a tyrant.
Killing :: Killing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kil.
Pernicious :: Pernicious (a.) Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.
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..
Manbote :: Manbote (n.) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant)..
Feticide :: Feticide (n.) The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.
Winterkilling :: Winterkilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Winterkil.
Infanticide :: Infanticide (n.) The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
Homicide :: Homicide (v. t.) The killing of one human being by another.
Shot :: Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot..
Massacre :: Massacre (n.) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day..
Chase :: Chase (v.) Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt..
Slaughter :: Slaughter (v. t.) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
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