A question about the Ten Commandments: What is meant by "Thou shall not kill"?

Juergen Kempner

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Obviously, there are lots of killings, and people kill all the time. However, killing is also done by the state/government (executions, killing in war, etc.).

What exactly does this commandment mean, and how is it to be interpreted if the government of a country that prides itself on being a Christian nation doesn't abide by it? Or do we abide by it in some quite not so obvious manner?
 
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