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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/kill.2 b/lib/libc/sys/kill.2
index a04f46f..7cbe63d 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/kill.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/kill.2
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn kill
-function sends the signal given by
+system call sends the signal given by
.Fa sig
to
.Fa pid ,
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ This is a variant of
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std kill
.Sh ERRORS
-.Fn Kill
+The
+.Fn kill
+system call
will fail and no signal will be sent if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
@@ -136,10 +138,10 @@ of the group could not be signaled.
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn kill
-function call is expected to conform to
+system call is expected to conform to
.St -p1003.1-90 .
.Sh HISTORY
-A
+The
.Fn kill
-function call appeared in
+function appeared in
.At v7 .
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