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
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
defeating in an instant; instant kill
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
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
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
stabbing to death; putting out
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
strangling (to death); strangulation
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
person who has committed suicide
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
obliteration; annihilation
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
winning in a flash; instant defeat
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
lessening; diminishing; reducing
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
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
murder for pleasure; lust murder
lethal weapon; deadly device
killing by running over (with a car or train)
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
beating to death; striking dead
instigating murder; incitement to murder
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
burning (someone) to death
murder victim; body of a murder victim
mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)
murder for insurance money
assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
following someone's example, and committing suicide
homicide department (of a police force)
killing one by one (terrorist slogan and strategy)
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
perpetrator of a bizarre murder
serial bizarre murder case
body of a strangled person
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
rape and murder; murder following rape
ghoulish murderer; grotesque killer
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
murder victim; body of a murder victim
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
(killing) sword; blade; steel
(crime of) instigation to suicide
killing by poison; poisoning
(voluntary) manslaughter; killing with intent
aiding and abetting murder; being an accessory to murder
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
manual strangulation mark; throttling mark
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (1981 novel by Soji Shimada)
the power of life or death
killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS
it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many
The Decagon House Murders (1987 novel by Yukito Ayatsuji)
murder at the victim's request; consensual homicide
gas suicide; suicide by inhalation of gas
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
indiscriminate mass murder
preannounced murder; murder with prior warning
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 US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)
consensual homicide; murder with consent of the victim
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
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
consensual homicide (propositioned by the killer)
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
dismemberment murder; dismemberment killing
random murder; spree killing; indiscriminate killing
honor killing; honour killing
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
person contemplating suicide; prospective suicide; suicidal person
mutilated corpse; mangled body
scene of a murder; murder scene
physician-assisted suicide; PAS
immediate sacrifice (esp. laboratory animals); emergency slaughter
cultural cleansing; ethnocide
to be very busily occupied; to be swamped (with work); to be overwhelmed (e.g. by tasks)
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)
execution by a firing squad
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