1. (

• slain

) people who have been slain (as in battle) ;

1. (

• murder ,
• slay ,
• hit ,
• dispatch ,
• bump_off ,
• off ,
• polish_off ,
• remove ,

) kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" ;

1. (

• slain ,

) killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon" ;