The phrase "avoid killings" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the prevention of violence or loss of life, often in discussions about conflict resolution or public safety.
Example: "The government implemented new policies to avoid killings during the protests."
Alternatives: "prevent deaths" or "stop homicides".
Hence it may still be possible to avoid killing of gross animals, but it is impossible to avoid killing of subtle microorganisms in air and water, plant life and various types of insects that may be crushed by walking.
One of the things that really disturbs me about what I see on the video is the failure of the police to use all of the resources that they had at their disposal to avoid killing Keith".
Insurgents planted the bomb on a side road off one of Haditha's main streets, placing it between two vacant lots to try to avoid killing -- and further alienating -- Haditha's civilians, residents said.
(His piece is also a good counterpoint to the petty-minded Op-Ed the Times ran last week, in which Lara Dadkhah complained, in terms that might be called snide, that we were taking far too much care to avoid killing civilians).
(ii) It tends to be easier to avoid killing than to avoid letting die, but this is only a tendency.
There are even cases where it is physically difficult to avoid killing; as for example, where one has to hold tight to a tree to prevent one's (light) vehicle whose brakes have failed from running into a pedestrian.
That's because in a driving simulation, avoiding killing people is the one challenge that outranks all others.
Likewise, fans got upset at Batfleck murdering his enemies because the Dark Knight – at least in recent decades – has always avoided killing, even to the point of putting his own life at risk.
Some of the strategies displayed by rickettsiae to overcome the host defense barriers, thus avoiding killing, were also pointed out.
