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exhibition killing

noun

the murder of a hostage by terrorists, filmed for broadcasting on television or the internet

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Nearby words

  1. exhaustless,
  2. exhedra,
  3. exhibit,
  4. exhibition,
  5. exhibition game,
  6. exhibitioner,
  7. exhibitionism,
  8. exhibitionist,
  9. exhibitive,
  10. exhibitively
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