stabbings
Violent piercing incidents
Stabbings is the plural of stabbing—acts of piercing someone with a pointed weapon, typically a knife.
The word appears most often in news reports about violent crime: Three stabbings occurred downtown last night.
A stabbing can be fatal or survivable, intentional or accidental.
Intentional unlawful killings
- homicidesKillings of humans
- assaultsViolent physical attacks
- violenceHarmful physical force
- victimsThose who suffer harm
perpetrators · gang violence · street crime · fatalities · wounds · investigations · arrests · suspects
Bodily tissue damage
- lacerationsIrregular torn wounds
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- puncturesPierces to make holes
- emergencySerious sudden danger
surgery · blood loss · vital organs · treatment · hemorrhage · intensive care · survival · recovery
Acute bodily distress
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shooting painSudden piercing bodily distress
- intenseExtreme in degree
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
localized · acute · radiating · throbbing · burning · excruciating · fleeting · intermittent
murders
Intentional unlawful killings
victims · perpetrators · gang violence · street crime · fatalities · wounds · investigations · arrests · suspects · incidents
wounds
Bodily tissue damage
- lacerationsIrregular torn wounds
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- puncturesPierces to make holes
emergency · surgery · blood loss · vital organs · treatment · hemorrhage · intensive care · survival · recovery · scarring
sharp pain
Acute bodily distress
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shooting painSudden piercing bodily distress
- intenseExtreme in degree
sudden · localized · acute · radiating · throbbing · burning · excruciating · fleeting · intermittent · recurring
chest
Ribcage region or strongbox
torso · limbs · heart · lung · liver · kidney · artery · defensive wounds · depth · entry point
- homicidehomicide, murder rate, murder rates, homicide rate, homicide rates
- stage violencestage combat, fight choreography, sword fights, duels, battle scenes
- fatal hazardsaccidents, drowning, falls, poisoning, overdose
- media violenceviolent imagery, content warnings, age restrictions, parental controls, V-chip
stabbingsshootings
Discharges of firearms
bludgeonings · strangulations · poisonings · beatings · bombings
stabbingssurgeries
Medical cutting procedures
healings · medical treatments · first aid · suturing · wound care
- stabbing painAcute piercing discomfort
- stabbing victimOne pierced by blade
- sharp stabbing
- stabbing in the backTreachery by a trusted person