Dictionary Definition
slaying n : unlawful premeditated killing of a
human being by a human being [syn: murder, execution]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ
Noun
Verb
slaying- present participle of slay
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, martyrization, mercy
killing, poisoning,
ritual killing, ritual murder, sacrifice, shooting, slaughter, stoning, taking of
life