plural slayings
: the act of killing a person : killing, murder
—used chiefly in journalistic writing
a gangland slaying
Sunday's slayings bring to 14 the number of killings this year in what police call gang-related attacks.—
Peter Stein
Peter SteinHe is accused of ordering the 1989 slayings and robberies of three drug dealers …—Joseph P. Fried
Joseph P. FriedExamples of slaying in a Sentence
a man wanted for the slaying of seven people during an armed robbery
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Authorities have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the slaying of Thompson, who was killed outside a hotel where he was slated to attend an investor meeting that day.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Three men are under arrest on murder charges in the November double slaying of a Sacramento man and woman, Sacramento police officials announced Wednesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Two women were heard by neighbors screaming in the aftermath of his slaying.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, and younger brother Erik Menendez have been in California prisons since 1996, serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole for their parents' 1989 slayings.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Three men are under arrest on murder charges in the November double slaying of a Sacramento man and woman, Sacramento police officials announced Wednesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Two women were heard by neighbors screaming in the aftermath of his slaying.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, and younger brother Erik Menendez have been in California prisons since 1996, serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole for their parents' 1989 slayings.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slaying
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“Slaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaying. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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