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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of state go
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

conclusion, termination, ending go
the act of ending something

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

noun.act

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deathblow, coup de grace go
the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
death go
the act of killing
euthanasia, mercy killing go
the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
homicide go
the killing of a human being by another human being
dispatch, despatch go
killing a person or animal
fell go
the act of felling something (as a tree)
suicide, self-destruction, self-annihilation go
the act of killing yourself
slaughter go
the killing of animals (as for food)
poisoning go
the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
suffocation, asphyxiation go
killing by depriving of oxygen
sacrifice, ritual killing go
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
electrocution go
killing by electric shock
decapitation, beheading go
killing by cutting off the head
genocide, race murder, racial extermination go
systematic killing of a racial or cultural group