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Meaning of Slaying | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ

Definitions

Killing, especially the murder of a human.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية القتل
हिन्दी घात
日本語
ไทย ตาย

Examples

“The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.”
“وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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