The meaning of Extermination

noun

The action of assassinating someone.

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A failed assassination attempt

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

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The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

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Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose.

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He dispatched messages back to base

noun

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

verb

To send someone or something to a place for a particular purpose

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Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and dispatch office…

noun

The complete removal or destruction of something.

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The elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective

noun

The process of removing something

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The elimination of disease/pain, their elimination from the competition, we eventually found the an…

noun

The carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action.

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He was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

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The guitarist’s execution of the ballad was superb., [ u ] execution is still a penalty for murder.

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

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Effective operations managers require advanced skills in design, planning, and execution., the exec…

noun

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

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A campaign of genocide

noun

The intentional killing of all of the people of a nation, religion, or racial group

noun

The killing of one person by another.

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He was charged with homicide

noun

The crime of killing a person; murder

Usage examples:

[ u ] he was convicted of homicide.

noun

An act of causing death, especially deliberately.

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The community was shocked by the brutal killings

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A killing disease

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

The process of liquidating a business.

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The company went into liquidation

noun

A situation in which a company stops operating and sells all its assets in order to pay its debts

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Go into liquidation after three years of heavy losses the company went into liquidation with debts …

noun

The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.

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The defendant was convicted of manslaughter

noun

The crime of killing someone unintentionally or without having planned to do it

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He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison.

noun

An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

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The attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre

verb

Deliberately and brutally kill (many people).

Usage examples:

Thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers

noun

The killing of a large number of people, esp. people who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves

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Guerrilla troops are thought to have massacred the entire village.

noun

The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

Usage examples:

The brutal murder of a german holidaymaker

verb

Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.

Usage examples:

He was accused of murdering his wife's lover

verb

Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being

verb

Kill (animals) for food.

Usage examples:

At present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market

noun

The killing of animals for food.

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Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter

noun

The killing of animals for their meat, or the killing of large numbers of animals in a cruel manner

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We must find ways of reducing the slaughter on the highways (= deaths of many people in car acciden…