butchery has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,business
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[ noun ] (business) the business of a butcher

Synonyms

butchering

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[ noun ] a building where animals are butchered

Related terms

building butcher

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the wanton killing of many people
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the savage and excessive killing of people

Synonyms

carnage slaughter

Related terms

murder bloodbath

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