bloodshed | ||
1. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) the shedding of blood resulting in murder | |
Synonyms: | blood gore | |
Examples: | "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" |
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Related terms: | murder gore | |
2. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) indiscriminate slaughter | |
Synonyms: | bloodletting battue bloodbath | |
Related terms: | massacre slaughter | |
Similar spelling: |
blotched bloodshot bloodstained bloodstone Bledsoe bloodsucker Bloodsaw blood_cup bloody_shame blotch blood_cell blood_clam blood_clot blood_cyst blood_knot blood-twig blood_agar bloodguilt bloodsport bloodstain bloodstock blood_test bloodstream blood_sport blood_serum blood_group bloodguilty blood_count blood_sugar |