Killing and Use

Killing

Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.

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Use and killing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Killing".

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Killing and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

human	human killing	human use
good	good killing	good use
normal	normal killing	normal use
original	original killing	original use
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, rampant, little, excessive, potential, continued, less, gratuitous, military, occasional.

The movie heroes and SHIELD agents have no issue killing their enemies, and Daredevil and Jessica Jones work to avoid killing but angst about it, but Luke just plain does not use lethal force.

Source: Series / Luke Cage aka: Luke Cage
When he discovered his Green Lantern Ring would not let him use lethal force, he adapted and started using a revolver to deliver the killing blow.

Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Interestingly, she loved killing people for Steranko and tries to use that to keep Steranko from killing her.

Source: Film / If Looks Could Kill

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