Kill and Slaying

Kill

Kill noun - The act of terminating a life.

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

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Slaying noun - The intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life.

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Kill and slaying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Slaying".

Nearby Words: slay, slayer

human	human kill	human slaying
usual	usual kill	usual slaying
brutal	brutal kill	brutal slaying
quick	quick kill	quick slaying
Other adjectives: outright, recent.

Tolkien's The Silmarillion, Eöl attempts to kill his own son Maeglin for running away from home, and ends up slaying his wife instead.

Source: Offing the Offspring
Comedic Sociopathy While out killing zombies, Lázaro takes the opportunity to brutally kill a (non-zombified) guy who owes him money and shrugs off everyone else's horror at the slaying.

Source: Film / Juan of the Dead
In The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, Sir Osric is about to kill the Sorceress for slaying yet another hapless peasant when the monk paralyzes him.

Source: Un-Paused

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