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Meanings of mass murder in English

Portuguese
abate de animais
Catalan
matança
Spanish
matanza

The savage and excessive killing of many people.

abate de animais
Russian
резня
Portuguese
assassinatos em massa
Spanish
asesinato en masa
Catalan
assassinat massiu

Act of murdering a large number of people.

резня
Usage of mass murder in English
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As Ms Marlowe said, what happened in Lebanon recently was mass murder.
The Irish Times
2
The papers described it as the largest mass murder in US history.
The new yorker
3
I may wish to avoid mass murder, but let's be honest .
Broken Homes
4
But apparently I've been committing mass murder each time I cook them.
The Irish Times
5
Retail killing and destruction was replaced by mass murder and wholesale annihilation.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
6
These regimes could use such weapons for blackmail, terror, and mass murder.
State of the Union Addresses
7
Why does the mass murder of my people not have a name?
Man in the Middle
8
It follows that the ambush was not an act of mass murder.
Secret Sanction
9
Lined in rows, with their guns, with a patience of mass murder.
Iron Council
10
But you wrote a book on this kind of mass murder stuff.
Carrion comfort
11
What drove Daleel to try to commit mass murder is also unclear.
Reuters
12
What happened a week ago in Omagh was cold and calculated mass murder.
The Irish Times
13
Thus ended the largest mass murder in a single location in human history.
The Guardian
14
We cannot allow ourselves to forget that this was built from mass murder.
Abaddon's Gate
15
That suicidal part of mass murder motivation is the critical point.
Radio NZ
16
You know, I don't think mass murder is funny at all.
Love All The People
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