ADJ
- brutal, cold-blooded
- the cold-blooded killing of a defenceless woman
- deliberate
- indiscriminate, random
- mass, serial
- This was the fourth mass killing in Australia in four years
- contract, gangland, political, revenge, sectarian
- a brutal revenge killing
- mercy
- Should the law allow mercy killing?
- unlawful (law)
- a verdict of unlawful killing
VERB + KILLING
- be responsible for, carry out
- order
- The Mafia ordered the killing
- prevent, stop
- It is difficult to prevent such killings
- confess to
- deny
- The sentenced man had denied the killings
KILLING + VERB
- happen, occur, take place
PHRASES
- a motive for the killing
- No motive for the killing has yet been established
VERB + KILLING
- make
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off
- kilo, kilogram, kilometre