Associations to the word «Slayer»

Wiktionary

SLAYER, noun. One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life.
SLAYER RULE, noun. (legal) A legal doctrine that prevents a murderer from realizing any inheritance from their victim, in effect in most jurisdictions.
SLAYER RULES, noun. Plural of slayer rule
SLAYER STATUTE, noun. (legal) A statute that prohibits inheritance by a person who murders someone from whom he or she stands to inherit.
SLAYER STATUTES, noun. Plural of slayer statute

Dictionary definition

SLAYER, noun. Someone who causes the death of a person or animal.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca