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'''Genocide''' involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group, or any huge deliberate killing of civilians carried out as a consequence of [[tyranny|government policy]]. The word "genocide" was coined by [[Rafael Lemkin]] in his 1944 book ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe'' to describe the mass killings of [[European]] [[Jew]]s by the [[National Socialist]] regime.

'''Genocide''' involves the calculated targeting and systemic killing of a specific ethnic, religious, or racial group, carried out as a consequence of [[tyranny|government policy]]. The word "genocide" was coined by [[Rafael Lemkin]] in his 1944 book ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe'' to describe the mass killings of [[European]] [[Jew]]s by the [[National Socialist]] regime.

The term applies mostly to mass killings since the beginning of the 20th century, although throughout history there have been many cases of bloodshed like this. Even in the [[Bible]], there was the [[Israelite]] conquest of [[Canaan]], where [[God]] instructed them "...do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them...as the Lord your God has commanded you..." ([[Deuteronomy]] 20:16).

The term applies mostly to mass killings since the beginning of the 20th century, although throughout history there have been many cases of bloodshed like this. Even in the [[Bible]], there was the [[Israelite]] conquest of [[Canaan]], where [[God]] instructed them "...do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them...as the Lord your God has commanded you..." ([[Deuteronomy]] 20:16).