Butchery
Butchery noun - The killing of a large number of people.
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Synonyms for Butchery
Honor killing and butchery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honor killing" instead a noun "Butchery".
Honor killing
Honor killing noun - An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image.
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Synonyms for Honor killing
Butchery and honor killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butchery" instead a noun phrase "Honor killing".
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Related pairs
- execution and butchery
- execution and honor killing
- massacre and butchery
- massacre and honor killing
- annihilation and butchery
- annihilation and honor killing
- murder and butchery
- murder and honor killing
- killing and butchery
- killing and honor killing
- slaughter and butchery
- slaughter and honor killing
- carnage and butchery
- carnage and honor killing
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