Omnicide, the act of killing all humans, to bring about the extinction of the human species (Latin: omni "all, everyone"). Xenocide, the genocide of an alien species. Often used in science fiction, such as in the novel Xenocide by Orson Scott Card.
The latest mass killing in the United States occurred Saturday when three children ages 8, 9 and 14, and an adult were killed in a shooting at a child’s birthday party in California.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. Watch the ...
The terms “killing” and “murder” are often used interchangeably, but in legal contexts, they carry distinct meanings. While “killing” broadly refers to one human causing the death of another, “murder” is a specific legal classification of an unlawful killing.
To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it. Hunters kill animals for their meat, and drivers sometimes kill an animal accidentally, or inadvertently kill a plant, simply by forgetting to water it.
