ammazzamento

Definitions of ammazzamento
  1. noun
    the act of terminating a life
    synonyms: uccisione
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    assassinio, omicidio
    the killing of a human being by another human being
    soppressione
    killing a person or animal
    autodistruzione, autolesionismo, suicidio
    the act of killing yourself
    carneficina, ecatombe, eccidio, macello, massacro, scempio, sterminio, strage
    the killing of animals (as for food)
    avvelenamento, intossicazione
    the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
    soffocamento, soffocazione
    killing by depriving of oxygen
    immolazione, sacrificio
    the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
    decapitazione, decollazione
    killing by cutting off the head
    genocidio
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
    assassinio, omicidio
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    abbattimento
    killing someone by gunfire
    strangolamento
    the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
    type of:
    cessazione, chiusura, conclusione, termine
    the act of ending something
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