No. 16,860 in Korean
살해되거나
"살해되거나" means "to be killed or murdered."
In a sentence
그는 살해되거나 교통사고로 사망할 것이다.
He might be murdered or die in a car accident.
In this sentence, '살해되거나' is used to present a hypothetical scenario of being murdered as part of potential causes of death.
분쟁 지역에서는 사람들이 살해되거나 다치곤 한다.
In conflict areas, people often get murdered or injured.
Here, '살해되거나' describes one of the common outcomes (e.g., murder) in conflict zones.
정치적 견해로 인해 살해되거나 감옥에 갇히는 일이 많다.
Due to political views, people often get murdered or imprisoned.
'살해되거나' is employed to highlight a potential extreme repercussion of holding political opinions.
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