massacre

  1. Noun.  The intentional killing of a considerable number of human beings, under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people.
  2. Noun.   ''the w:Kent State '''massacre'''''.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) Murder.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter - limited to the killing of human beings.

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