mass murders
Large-scale homicides
Mass murders are killings of multiple people in a single event or short period.
The term typically applies to incidents with four or more victims—shootings, bombings, or other attacks.
The mass murder at the concert left dozens dead.
Distinguished from serial killings, which occur over time with gaps between victims.
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- slaughterKilling for meat
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
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