Killing (9)
'killing' is the definition.
(I know that slaughter is a type of killing)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for slaughter that I've seen before include "Massacre" , "Wholesale killing" , "Kill (animals) for food" , "Butchery" , "Mass killing or carnage" .)
'killing' is the definition.
(I know that murder is a type of homicide)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for murder that I've seen before include "Serious crime (that may be blue?)" , "Kill" , "a lot of crows" , "Dispatch" , "very difficult task" .)
'killing' is the definition.
(assassination is a kind of killing)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for assassination that I've seen before include "Political killing" , "execution" , "Murder of a prominent person" , "(Eg, political) murder" , "Murder of a public figure" .)