Genocide (noun)

1. The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, ethnic, religious, or national group.
2. The mass killing of a specific group of people with the intent of destroying the group.
3. A crime committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.

Origin:

From the greek word "genos" meaning "race, kind" and the latin word "cide" meaning "to kill".

Examples:

1. The Holocaust was a genocide of the Jewish people during World War II.
2. The genocide in Rwanda resulted in the deaths of over 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu.
3. The government's actions were seen as an act of genocide against the minority ethnic group.
4. The United Nations has defined genocide as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
5. The genocide in Darfur resulted in the deaths of an estimated 400,000 people and displacement of 2.5 million more.