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mass murder
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Noun1.mass murder - the savage and excessive killing of many peoplemass murder - the savage and excessive killing of many people
carnage, massacre, slaughter, butchery
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
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