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Theriocide – the act of killing an animal by a human (Ancient Greek: therion "wild animal, beast"). Vermicide – an agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms. Virucide (also viricide) – an agent capable of destroying or inhibiting viruses. Vulpicide (also vulpecide) – the killing of a fox by methods other than by hunting it with hounds.
"Human" is a song by American rock band the Killers. Written by and produced by the band members and co-produced by Stuart Price , it was released as the first single from their third studio album Day & Age (2008).
Genocide definitions include many scholarly and international legal definitions of genocide, [1] a word coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1944. [2] The word is a compound of the ancient Greek word γένος (génos, "genus", or "kind") and the Latin word caedō ("kill").
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought For other uses, see Murder (disambiguation). "Murderer" redirects here. For other uses, see Murderer (disambiguation). "Double murder" redirects here. For the film, see Double Murder. Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600 ...
An 1829 illustration of Irish serial killer William Burke murdering Margery Campbell. A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people, [1] with the killings taking place over a significant period of time in separate events.
The generalized meaning of genocide is similar to the ordinary meaning but also includes government killings of political opponents or otherwise intentional murder. In order to avoid confusion over which meaning is intended, Rummel created democide for this third meaning.
Symbolic robed figure of a medieval public executioner at Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia Photograph (hand-coloured), original dated 1898, of the lord high executioner of the former princely state of Rewah, Central India, with large executioner's sword (Tegha sword) Depiction of a public execution in Brueghel's The Triumph of Death 1562–1563 Stylised depiction of public ...
Day & Age is the third studio album by American rock band the Killers.It was released on November 18, 2008, by Island Records. [1] Frontman and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers described it as the band's "most playful record". [2]