Slaughter may refer to:

Animals

* Animal slaughter, the killing of animals for various purposes ** Ritual slaughter, the practice of slaughtering livestock in a ritual manner *** '' Dhabihah'', the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of animals excluding camels, locusts, fish and most sea life in Islamic law *** '' Shechita'', the ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws

Murder

Murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...

Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th cen ...

** Massacre **

Mass murder Mass murder is the act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity. The United States Congress defines mass killings as the killings of three or more pe ...

People

Slaughter (surname) Slaughter is a surname. Notable people having this surname include: * Anne-Marie Slaughter (born 1958), President and CEO of New America, Former Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University * Carol ...

* Sgt. Slaughter (born 1948), stage name of Robert Rudolph Remus, a pro wrestler

Places

Lower Slaughter Lower Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye, a slow-moving stream crossed by two footbridges, which also flows through ...

, in Gloucestershire, England * Upper Slaughter, also in Gloucestershire * Slaughter, Louisiana, United States * Slaughter, Washington, United States renamed

Auburn, Washington Auburn is a city in King County, Washington, United States (with a small portion crossing into neighboring Pierce County). The population was 87,256 at the 2020 Census. Auburn is a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area, and is currently rank ...

February 21, 1893 *

Slaughter Lane Brewer Street is a historic narrow street in central Oxford, England, south of Carfax. The street runs east–west, connecting with St Aldate's to the east and St Ebbe's Street to the west. History Originally, the area was occupied by butc ...

, a former name of Brewer Street, Oxford, England

Entertainment

Film

* ''Slaughter'' (1972 film), a 1972 film starring Jim Brown and Stella Stevens * ''Snuff'' (film), originally titled ''Slaughter'' in 1972, retitled for its wider 1976 release * ''Slaughter'' (2009 film), a 2009 film from After Dark Films

Music

* Slaughter (band), an American hard rock band *

Slaughter (Canadian band) Slaughter was a Canadian death metal band. They formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984 playing thrash metal and briefly featured Chuck Schuldiner on guitar in 1986. Originally, they released two demos and two full albums. Slaughter was dis ...

, a Canadian thrash metal band * "Slaughter" (song), Billy Preston's theme song to the 1972 film of the same name * ''Slaughter'' (album), a 2015 album by Young Wicked * '' The Slaughter'', an album by American heavy metal band Incite * Slaughter & the Dogs, a British punk band * Slaughterhouse (group), an American hip hop group

Other

* Chicago Slaughter, professional indoor football team * Slaughter and May, a City of London law firm *

Slátur Slátur (, "slaughter") is an Icelandic food made from the innards of sheep. There are two types of slátur; ''blóðmör'' (Icelandic) or "blood pudding" and ''lifrarpylsa'' ("liver sausage"). The first is similar to Irish and British black pudd ...

, an Icelandic food like haggis or blood pudding