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slaying — UK [ˈsleɪɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms slaying : singular slaying plural slayings mainly American an act of killing someone … English dictionary
Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 — The Act for the Settlement of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against participants and bystanders of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest. Contents 1 Background 2 Preamble 3 Plantation 3.1 … Wikipedia
slaying — slay|ing [ˈsleı ıŋ] n an act of killing someone used especially in newspapers ▪ gang related slayings … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice … Catholic encyclopedia
You shall not murder — The Sixth Commandment, as translated by the Book of Common Prayer (1549). The image is from the altar screen of the Temple Church near the Law Courts in London. You shall not murder or You shall not kill, KJV Thou shalt not kill (LXX οὐ φονεύσεις … Wikipedia
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murder — mur·der 1 / mər dər/ n [partly from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin]: the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation); esp: such a… … Law dictionary
dispatch — I (act of putting to death) noun act of killing, act of slaying, assassination, bloodshed, death by violence, deathblow, destruction, disposal, doing away with, execution, extermination, homicide, killing, liquidation, massacre, murder II… … Law dictionary
Sauron — This article is about a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth fantasy writings. For other uses, see Sauron (disambiguation). Sauron Tolkien s legendarium character Aliases Annatar, Gorthaur the Cruel, Thû, The Necromancer,… … Wikipedia
Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) — In the fictional world of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel , a vampire is a species of demon which inhabits and animates a human corpse. In Fray , a Buffy comic book spin off, vampires are also called lurks.DescriptionThe… … Wikipedia
