noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to large-scale, brutal killing of people; often used in historical or wartime contexts. Stronger and more literary than 殺害.
その戦いでは多くの市民が殺戮された。
Many citizens were slaughtered in that battle.
歴
The history book contains records of indiscriminate massacres by the conquerors.