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(an instance of) the unlawful killing of a person on purpose

killing

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1) extermination of a race or community by mass murder or by imposing conditions that make survival impossible (genocide)

2) to murder (a person) or kill (a wild animal) (slay)

MURDER as in Wiktionary
MURDER as in Wikipedia