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This article is about the act of ending a living being's life. For other meanings, see Kill (disambiguation) or Killing (disambiguation)

To kill, killing or to have killed means to cause the death of a living organism. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Look up kill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Killing may refer to: Killing, the ending of life. ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), or Death (band). ... Look up living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Life on Earth redirects here. ...

The act of killing an animal, plant, or other life form can be said to have occurred when an outside force, usually another life form, has done something to cause it to die. This may be a result of several actions: For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Lifeform is the physical entity which encompasses a life. ... For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), or Death (band). ...

• a deliberate action such as war
• in the case of animals, slaughter; see slaughterhouse
• the result of a criminal act, the action or fault of another human being, see homicide and murder
• the results of an accident, such as a car crash. See negligent homicide
• an organism eating or otherwise ingesting another organism

For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... Look up Slaughter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Batman villain, see Abattoir (comics). ... Action, as a concept in philosophy, is what an agent can do, as for instance humans as agents can do. ... There are various types of faults: In document ISO/CD 10303-226, a fault is defined as an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub-system level which may lead to a failure. ... Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being. ... A railing accidentally collapses at a college football game, spilling fans onto the sidelines An accident is something going wrong unexpectedly. ... In an accident resulting from excessive speed, this concrete truck rolled over into the front garden of a house. ... Negligent homicide is a charge brought against persons, who by inaction, allow others under their care to die. ... In general terms, eating (formally, ingestion) is the process of consuming something edible, i. ...

See also

• Death