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Murdered

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deadnoun(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)

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deadverb(transitive) To prevent by disabling; to stop.
slainnoun(with "the") Those who have been killed.
assassinateverbTo murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
assassinationnounThe murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
homicidenoun(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
killingnounThe act of killing.
killverb(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
shotverbThe result of launching a projectile or bullet.
slewverb(transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
gunnedEquipped or bedecked with guns.
knifedverbHaving been cut or stabbed with a knife.
bulletverb(transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
slaughtered(informal) Extremely drunk.
butchered(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
killed(medicine, of vaccine) Inactivated.
assasinatedverb
assassinatedmurdered by surprise attack for political reasons
assassinatingverbTo murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
croakedverb(intransitive) To make a croak sound.
died"Died" is a song by Alice in Chains and the final one recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002.

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