slaying

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of slay

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Killing, especially the murder of a human.

   “The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.”

   “وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا”