slaying
1slaying — index aberemurder, assassination, homicide, killing Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2slaying — UK [ˈsleɪɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms slaying : singular slaying plural slayings mainly American an act of killing someone …
3Slaying — Slay Slay, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle[ a]n to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?, Goth …
4slaying — noun Killing, especially murder of a human. The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest! …
5slaying — [[t]sle͟ɪɪŋ[/t]] slayings N COUNT: usu with supp A slaying is a murder. [mainly AM] ...a trail of motiveless slayings. Syn: murder (in BRIT, usually use killing) …
6slaying — Synonyms and related words: bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, euthanasia, execution, extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing, lapidation, martyrdom,… …
7slaying — slay|ing [ˈsleı ıŋ] n an act of killing someone used especially in newspapers ▪ gang related slayings …
8slaying — sleɪ v. kill, murder, slaughter; destroy, exterminate; overwhelm, captivate (Slang) …
9slaying — noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being • Syn: ↑murder, ↑execution • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑execution), ↑slay, ↑murderous ( …
10Santa Line Slaying — The Santa Line Slaying was a nationally publicized incident that occurred on December 21, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident resulted in the death of one man. In 2005, the incident attracted some attention again when actor Terrence Howard… …
