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bloodshed
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the shedding of blood resulting in murder
Examples "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Cook_Bennett_Mathues said Juet had predicted bloodshed on the ship . (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)Alexander guessed that they had planned confusion and turmoil , thinking it the ideal climate in which to begin battle and bloodshed . |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) indiscriminate slaughter
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