Slaughter - Slaughterhouse Cases

Slaughter may refer to:

Animals

• Animal slaughter, killing animals for food
  • Ritual slaughter, the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in a ritual manner
    • Dhabīḥah, 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
• Slaughterhouse, the place where animals are killed for food

Murder

• Murder
  • Manslaughter
  • Massacre
  • Mass murder

People

• Anne-Marie Slaughter (born 1958), Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University
• Carolyn Slaughter (born 1946), writer
• C.C. Slaughter (1837â€"1919), American rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker and philanthropist in the Old West.
• Enos Slaughter (1916-2002), Hall of Fame baseball player
• Fenton M. Slaughter (1826-1897), American politician
• Frank G. Slaughter (1908-2001), novelist
• Fred Slaughter (1942-2016), American basketball player and sports agent
• Gabriel Slaughter (1767-1830), American Governor
• George Webb Slaughter (1811-1895), American Baptist minister, cattle breeder and drover, and rancher in Texas.
• James Slaughter (1827â€"1900), American Army lieutenant
• Jim Slaughter (1928â€"1999), American professional basketball player
• John Horton Slaughter (1841â€"1922), American lawman
• Karin Slaughter (born 1971), writer
• Louise Slaughter (born 1929), Congresswoman from New York
• Marcus Slaughter (born 1985), basketball player
• Mark Slaughter (born 1964), lead singer of Slaughter (band)
• Nugent Slaughter (1888-1968), special effects designer
• Sergeant Slaughter (born 1948), pro wrestler
• Walter Slaughter (1860-1908), composer
• William B. Slaughter (1797-1879), American politician
• William B. Slaughter (rancher) (1852â€"1929), American rancher.

Places

• Lower Slaughter, in Gloucestershire, England
• Upper Slaughter, also in Gloucestershire
• Slaughter, Louisiana, United States
• Slaughter, Washington, United States renamed Auburn, Washington February 21, 1893
• Slaughter Lane, a former name of Brewer Street, Oxford, England

Entertainment

Film

• Slaughter (1972 film), a 1972 film starring Jim Brown and Rip Torn
• Slaughter (2009 film), a 2009 film from After Dark Films

Music

• Slaughter (band), an American hard rock band
• Slaughter (Canadian band), a Canadian thrash metal band
• Slaughter & the Dogs, a British punk band
• "Slaughter", Billy Preston song used as the theme to the film of the same name
• The Slaughter, an album by American heavy metal band Incite

Sports

• Chicago Slaughter, professional indoor football team

Other

• Slaughter and May, a City of London law firm
• Slatur is an Icelandic food like Haggis or blood pudding