axing
noun/ˈæksɪŋ/
1
An assault carried out with an axe.
- The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations.2009, William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking:
2
Figuratively The process of something being axed or terminated.