homicide

hom·i·cide  (hm-sd, hm-)

n.

1. The killing of one person by another.

2. A person who kills another person.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin homicdium and homicda : hom, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -cdium and -cda, -cide.]

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homicide

Noun

1. the act of killing someone

2. a person who kills someone [Latin homo man + caedere to kill]

homicidal adj

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homicide

1. a general term for murder; the killing of another human being.
2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life honor killing - an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image manslaughter - homicide without malice aforethought murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"

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homicide

noun murder, killing, manslaughter, slaying, bloodshed

Translations

homicide [ˈhɔmɪsaɪd] n (US) → homicidio

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homicide [ˈhɔmɪsaɪd] n (US) → homicide m

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homicide [ˈhɔmɪsaɪd] (US) n → Mord m

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homicide [ˈhɔmɪsaɪd] n (US) → omicidio