slayings in English

noun
1
the killing of a person or animal.
the slaying of a dragon
noun

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1. Almost 30% of all officer slayings are gang related.

2. Both victims' estates have filed claims for punitive damages, which are designed to punish the killer and deter future slayings.

3. The Armourer is known to police and has been quizzed over several gangland slayings in which his weapons are thought to have been used

4. Indianapolis man who killed 4 over stimulus money admitted to slayings in Chilling detail: police He allegedly told investigators he 'fired first because he knew whoever fires first would be the

5. Roman Amphitheatres are Roman theatres – large, circular or oval open-air venues with raised seating – built by the ancient Romans.They were used for events such as gladiator combats, venationes (animal slayings) and executions