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Killing ˈkɪlɪŋ Brutal Make Noun Bre Justify Innocent

Word killing
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkɪlɪŋ / NAmE / ˈkɪlɪŋ /
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  • brutal killings
  • how can they justify the killing of innocent people?
  • investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.
  • it is difficult to prevent such killings.
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killing

(noun)BrE / ˈkɪlɪŋ / NAmE / ˈkɪlɪŋ /
  1. an act of killing somebody deliberately
    • synonym murder
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/murder_1
    • brutal killings
  2. to make a lot of money quickly
    • She made a killing on the stock market.

    Extra Examples

    • How can they justify the killing of innocent people?
    • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.
    • It is difficult to prevent such killings.
    • No motive for the killing has yet been established.
    • Should the law allow mercy killing?
    • The Mafia ordered the killing.
    • The sentenced man had denied the killings.
    • This was the fourth mass killing in Australia in four years.
    • a brutal revenge killing
    • a resolution condemning the killing of Palestinian civilians
    • a verdict of unlawful killing
    • the cold-blooded killing of a defenceless woman
    • the killings that continued unchecked for days
    • Police fear the shooting may spark a wave of revenge killings among rival gangs.
    • Refugees from the war-torn country brought accounts of mass killings, rape and torture.
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