killing 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of terminating a life
Hypernym
termination 5
noun
the act of ending something
EnglishDerivationally related form
kill 1
verb
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Hyponym
deathblow 1
noun
the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
death 8
noun
the act of killing
euthanasia 1
noun
the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
homicide 1
noun
the killing of a human being by another human being
dispatch 4
noun
killing a person or animal
