集しゅう団だん殺さつ害がい

noun

mass killing; genocide

Refers to the killing of a large number of people as a group, often in contexts of war crimes or systematic violence. 集団殺害 is a direct compound; ジェノサイド is also common in Japanese.

• その国くにでは集しゅう団だん殺さつ害がいが行おこなわれたと報ほう告こくされている。

  It is reported that mass killings were carried out in that country.

• 国こく際さい法ほうでは、集しゅう団だん殺さつ害がいは重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいとされている。

  Under international law, genocide is considered a serious crime.