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slaying

noun

  1. to kill violently
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/

noun

  1. Killing, especially the murder of a human.

    “The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.”

    “وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا”

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of slay