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diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
index fde97b7a67..ce4ce43cfc 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ class BaseProcess(object):
self._check_closed()
self._popen.terminate()
+ def kill(self):
+ '''
+ Terminate process; sends SIGKILL signal or uses TerminateProcess()
+ '''
+ self._check_closed()
+ self._popen.kill()
+
def join(self, timeout=None):
'''
Wait until child process terminates