extermination

extermination of error or vice

extermination of weeds from a field

Depending on the case, extermination of a group of people may constitute genocide or crime against humanity.

"Arbeit macht frei", meaning "Work sets you free", is a slogan placed, during the Holocaust, over the entrance to the Auschwitz extermination camp.

"Arbeit macht frei", meaning "Work sets you free", is a slogan posted during the Holocaust on the entrance to the Dachau extermination camp.

"Arbeit macht frei", meaning "Work sets you free", is a slogan posted during the Holocaust over the entrance to the Auschwitz extermination camp.