| Massacre (massacre) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mas"sa*cre |
| [F., fr. LL.
mazacrium; cf. Prov. G. metzgern, metzgen, to
kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and LG. matsken to
cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth. máitan.] |
The killing of a considerable number of human
beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the
usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St.
Bartholomew's Day.
Murder.
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| Massacre (massacre) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Mas"sa*cre |
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To kill in considerable
numbers where much resistance can not be made] to kill with
indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the
usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the
killing of human beings.
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