Killing: alternatives and connections

Moist; humid; watery.

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Moist; humid; watery.

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The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.

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of Behead

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The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.

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A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.

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The act of beheading; beheading.

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Same as Dispatch.

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To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

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An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired.

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of Fall

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The killing of one human being by another.

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of Poison

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The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.

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Annihilation by one's own acts; annihilation of one's desires.

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The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide.

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The act of killing.

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The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

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The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate an…

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The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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of Earning

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of End

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The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.

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Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense.

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To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.

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Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or o…

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The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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A kiln.

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A kiln.

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A kiln.

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