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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