murder; homicide; manslaughter
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
defeating in an instant; instant kill
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
poisoning; kill by poison
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
(having) life-and-death power (over)
stabbing to death; putting out
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
strangulation; strangling
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
person who has committed suicide
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
obliteration; annihilation
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
winning in a flash; instant defeat
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
lessening; diminishing; reducing
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
lust killer; lust murderer
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
killing by running over with a car or train
murder for pleasure; lust murder
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
lethal weapon; deadly device
beating to death; striking dead
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
murder victim; body of a murder victim
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
calling card murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
homicide department (of a police force)
following someone's example, and committing suicide
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
body of a strangled person
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
(killing) sword; blade; steel
killing by poison; poisoning
(voluntary) manslaughter; killing with intent
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many
the power of life or death
killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS
gas suicide; suicide by inhalation of gas
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
indiscriminate mass murder
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
butcher; slaughterhouse worker
suicide brought on by excessive overwork
to suppress the freedom of speech
killing oneself out of despair (for life)
honor killing; honour killing
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
Massacre of the Innocent (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)
nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
crime of preparing to commit homicide
My Lai Massacre (1968); Son My Massacre
killing by caregivers; caretaker homicide; nursing care killing
consensual homicide; killing somebody with their consent
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
honor killing; honour killing
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
immediate sacrifice (esp. laboratory animals); emergency slaughter
to be very busily occupied; to be swamped with work
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Herero and Namaqua genocide
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre
Dachau liberation reprisals
mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease