"misslaughter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misslaughters [plural]
Etymology: mis- + slaughter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|slaughter}} mis- + slaughter Head templates: {{en-noun}} misslaughter (plural misslaughters)
  1. An instance of misslaughtering.
    Sense id: en-misslaughter-en-noun-mrLgoMZq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 54

Verb

Forms: misslaughters [present, singular, third-person], misslaughtering [participle, present], misslaughtered [participle, past], misslaughtered [past]
Etymology: mis- + slaughter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|slaughter}} mis- + slaughter Head templates: {{en-verb}} misslaughter (third-person singular simple present misslaughters, present participle misslaughtering, simple past and past participle misslaughtered)
  1. To slaughter improperly.
    Sense id: en-misslaughter-en-verb-yJpT4Ba5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 54

Inflected forms

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