taking a life
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- deathCessation of life
- slayingAct of killing
- homicideCausing another's death
bloodshed · execution · assassination · manslaughter · fatal · deadly · victim · weapon · knife · gun · strangling · suffocation · poison · revenge · cold-blooded · premeditated · crime · corpse
life preservation
taking a liferescuing
Saving from danger
life support · resuscitating · giving birth · lifesaving · healing
moral valence
taking a lifehealing
Restoration of health
curing · redemption · nurturing · caregiving · mending
creation vs destruction
taking a lifegiving birth
Expelling infant from womb
conceiving · procreation · birth · genesis · begetting