Death and Killing

Death

Death noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

Usage example: we were all saddened by the death of our friend

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Killing and death are semantically related. in murder topic. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Death".

Nearby Words: deathly, deathless

Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.

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Death and killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Death" instead the word "Killing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

human	human death	human killing
good	good death	good killing
high	high death	high killing
natural	natural death	natural killing
Other adjectives: mass, original, brutal, actual, real, violent, little, absolute, quick, potential, senseless, final, gruesome, apparent, bloody, accidental, pointless, subsequent, last, recent.

Nowadays, while he still has a better moral compass than his comrades and prefers resolving things without murder, he's far more used to death and killing.

Source: It Gets Easier
Never Say "Die": Averted times a plenty, as many characters speak about death and killing rather casually.

Source: Western Animation / Dragons II: The Metal Ages
GLaDOS makes plenty of implications about death and killing, but never explicitly uses the words "die" and "kill" (outside of her credits song).

Source: Video Game / LEGO Dimensions

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