kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

honor killing - an ancient Muslim tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image

manslaughter - homicide without malice aforethought

murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

regicide - the act of killing a king

shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"