an act of killing someone – used especially in newspapers 杀害,残杀,谋杀〔尤用于报纸上〕
gang-related slayings
和犯罪团伙有关的谋杀
Examples from the Corpus
slaying• In both 1995 and 1996, there were 11 slayings of women in which some one was arrested.• At the time he'd thought she was referring to his slaying of the two men-at-arms.• Still, there are many similarities between the two groups of slayings.• Half a dozen gang-related slayings have been reported this year.• The date of Magnus's slaying is uncertain but it was most likely 16 April 1116 or 1117.• They expresseddisbelief that he could have committed the slayings.• In sessions a few months later, they confessed the slayings to Oziel.• Janet Reno authorizedprosecutors to seek the deathpenalty against Kaczynski in connection with the slayings of Murray and Mosser.• Over the past six months, some 50 police officers have been arrested in connection with slayings in their states.