A slaughter rule brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. The winning team is said to be "slaughtering" the losing team. Slaughter rules are most common in games such as baseball or softball, where there is no game clock and play could theoretically continue forever.
For example, in softball, if a team is winning by 15 runs after 5 innings, the slaughter rule might be invoked.
The slaughter rule is used in amateur leagues, but seldom in professional leagues.
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