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"Overkill" Definition

noun

An excess of what is necessary or appropriate for a particular end: "government overkill in dealing with dissent” ( Jesse Unruh).
Destructive nuclear capacity exceeding the amount needed to destroy an enemy.
Excessive killing.
Killing in excess of what is intended or required.
An excess of something (as a quantity or an action) beyond what is required or suitable for a particular purpose .

verb-transitive

To destroy (an enemy or enemy target) with more nuclear force than necessary.

verb

To obliterate (a target) with more nuclear force than required.

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