Kill and Pursuit

Kill

Kill noun - The act of terminating a life.

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Pursuit and kill are semantically related in chase topic. In some cases you can use "Pursuit" instead a noun "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Pursuit noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.

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Kill and pursuit are semantically related in chase topic. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a noun "Pursuit".

Nearby Words: pursue, pursuer

high	high kill	high pursuit
long	long kill	long pursuit
usual	usual kill	usual pursuit
fast	fast kill	fast pursuit
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, constant, immediate, final, military, latest.

Kill It with Fire: During the final chase, the bad guy deters pursuit by throwing a burning rag on a barrel of black powder in a shed filled with explosives.

Source: Literature / Time Scout
In Mirror's Edge, it turns out the city's police are training specialist "Pursuit Cops" in Parkour and melee combat to chase down and kill Runners.

Source: McNinja
To be unfair (Ha!), the police will up your wanted level when they kill themselves in pursuit of you — apparently the GTA universe has some harsh felony murder laws.

Source: Hot Pursuit

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