killed

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They had not really lost many men, killed or wounded, but among the killed was their commander, Major Brown, after whom the fort was now named.

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  1. adjective Put to death. Often used in combination: fresh-killed meat.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or containing microorganisms or infectious agents that have been inactivated so as to be incapable of causing infection: a killed virus; killed vaccines.

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  • Among the killed was a colonel of one of his own regiments. —  Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N.
  • "The Killing Room" is about a room in which people are killed -- killed by the government! —  IFC.com - 2008 Uncut
  • It is not known whether one of the killed is her camera-friendly hound Tinkerbell, often snapped with Hilton on outings and at publicity appearances. —  National Nine News
  • Hagupit, which means "lashing" in Filipino, killed at least eight people in the Philippines and 17 in China before reaching Vietnam on Friday. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • They had not really lost many men, killed or wounded, but among the killed was their commander, Major Brown, after whom the fort was now named. —  Ahead of the Army
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