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Killing

The act of causing death or ending a life.

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For you, killing is a pleasure.

Let us say that Silver Blaze runs away after the killing.

"Gonzales, please don't talk about killing," said Don Diego.

From Middle English kylling, equivalent to kill +‎ -ing. Derived from Old English cyllan, meaning to strike or hit.

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