manslaying

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noun

The deliberate killing of a human being; murder.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmanslaying (countable and uncountable, plural manslayings)

plural manslayings

  1. countableuncountableThe deliberate killing of a human being; murder.

Origin

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APA

manslaying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manslaying

MLA

“manslaying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manslaying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manslaying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manslaying.

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