slaying
noun
slay·ing
| \ ˈslā-iŋ
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plural slayings
Definition of slaying
: the act of killing a person : killing, murder
—used chiefly in journalistic writing a gangland slayingSunday's slayings bring to 14 the number of killings this year in what police call gang-related attacks.— Peter SteinHe is accused of ordering the 1989 slayings and robberies of three drug dealers …— Joseph P. Fried
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