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Definition of Massacre

Massacre
Massacre Mas"sa*cre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Massacred; p. pr. & vb. n. Massacring.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See Massacre, n.] To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings. If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Massacre from wikipedia

- A m****acre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless. It is generally used to describe a targeted killing of...
- The Tantura m****acre took place on the night of 22–23 May 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Around 40–200 Palestinian Arab villagers from Tantura...
- The Texas Chain Saw M****acre is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel...
- The Jallianwala Bagh m****acre, also known as the Amritsar m****acre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large, peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala...
- The M****acre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released on March 3, 2005, via Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, 50 Cent's...
- The My Lai m****acre (/ˌmiːˈlaɪ/; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ) was a war crime committed by United States Army personnel on 16 March...
- The Nanjing M****acre or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking) was the m**** murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic...
- The Srebrenica m****acre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, was the July 1995 genocidal killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in and...
- The Nepali royal m****acre occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy. Nine members of the royal family...
- The Columbine High School m****acre, commonly referred to as Columbine, was a school shooting and attempted bombing that occurred on April 20, 1999, at...