slaughter
s law ter
- n the killing of animals (as for food)
- n a sound defeat
- n the savage and excessive killing of many people
- v kill (animals) usually for food consumption
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter - v kill a large number of people indiscriminately
- The terrorists warned that there will be slaughter and retribution if anyone from the village sides with the authorities.
- As the civil war broke out there was mayhem in the cities and slaughter in the countryside.
- Banning cow slaughter in West Bengal and Kerala probably wouldn't help, as it would surely lead to an increase in the number of illegal, backstreet slaughter .