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mur·der  (mûrdr)

n.

1. The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.

2. Slang Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.

3. A flock of crows. See Synonyms at flock¹.

v. mur·dered, mur·der·ing, mur·ders

v.tr.

1. To kill (another human) unlawfully.

2. To kill brutally or inhumanly.

3. To put an end to; destroy: murdered their chances.

4. To spoil by ineptness; mutilate: a speech that murdered the English language.

5. Slang To defeat decisively; trounce.

v.intr.

To commit murder.

Idioms:

get away with murder Informal

To escape punishment for or detection of an egregiously blameworthy act.

murder will out

Secrets or misdeeds will eventually be disclosed.

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[Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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murder [ˈmɜːdə]

n

1. (Law) the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another Compare manslaughter, homicide

2. Informal something dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant driving around London is murder

cry blue murder Informal to make an outcry

get away with murder Informal to escape censure; do as one pleases

vb (mainly tr)

1. (Law) (also intr) to kill (someone) unlawfully with premeditation or during the commission of a crime

2. (Law) to kill brutally

3. Informal to destroy; ruin he murdered her chances of happiness

4. Informal to defeat completely; beat decisively the home team murdered their opponents Also (archaic or dialect) murther

[Old English morthor; related to Old English morth, Old Norse morth, Latin mors death; compare French meurtre]

murderer  n

murderess  fem n

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Murder of crows: a flock—Brewer.

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homicide, murder, manslaughter - The general term for the killing of a person by another is homicide; murder is either the intentional killing or the malicious killing of another, while manslaughter is the unintentional, accidental killing of another through carelessness.

See also related terms for slaughter.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	murder - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being slaying, execution homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being assassination - murder of a public figure by surprise attack bloodshed, gore - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen" contract killing - a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer parricide - the murder of your own father or mother mariticide - the murder of a husband by his wife fratricide - the murder of your sibling uxoricide - the murder of a wife by her husband filicide - the murder of your own son or daughter liquidation, elimination - the murder of a competitor carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people lynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law regicide - the act of killing a king dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush hit - a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" infanticide - murdering an infant shoot-down - murder by shooting someone down in cold blood tyrannicide - killing a tyrant thuggee - murder and robbery by thugs
Verb	1.	murder - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" bump off, off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
	2.	murder - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" mutilate, mangle distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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murder

noun

1. killing, homicide, massacre, assassination, slaying, bloodshed, carnage, butchery The three accused are charged with attempted murder.

2. (Informal) agony, misery, hell (informal) I've taken three aspirins, but this headache's still absolute murder.

verb

1. kill, massacre, slaughter, assassinate, hit (slang), destroy, waste (informal), do in (informal), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), butcher, dispatch, slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), bump off (slang), rub out (U.S. slang), take the life of, do to death a thriller about two men who murder a third

2. ruin, destroy, mar, spoil, butcher, mangle She murdered the song.

3. (Informal) beat decisively, thrash, stuff (slang), cream (slang, chiefly U.S.), tank (slang), hammer (informal), slaughter, lick (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow someone out of the water (slang), drub, defeat someone utterly The front row murdered the Italians in the scrums.

Related words
fear homicidomania

Quotations
"Thou shalt not kill" Bible: Exodus
"Murder will out" [Geoffrey Chaucer The Nun's Priest's Tale]
"murder most foul" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Translations

murder [ˈmɜːdəʳ]

A. N

1. → asesinato m (Jur) → homicidio m
accused of murder → acusado de homicidio
to commit murder → cometer un asesinato or un crimen
first-degree murder, murder in the first degree → homicidio m premeditado, homicidio m en primer grado
second-degree murder, murder in the second degree → homicidio m en segundo grado
the murder weapon → el arma homicida
murder will out → todo termina por saberse
see also attempted, mass ² D

2. "did you have a good holiday?" - "no, it was murder!" → -¿pasaste unas buenas vacaciones? -¡no, lo pasé fatal or fueron horribles!
the noise/heat in here is murder → el ruido que hay aquí/el calor que hace aquí es insoportable
the roads were murder → las carreteras estaban hasta los topes
to scream or shout blue or bloody murder → poner el grito en el cielo
to get away with murder she lets the children get away with murder → a los niños les consiente todo, a los niños les deja hacer lo que les da la gana

B. VT

1. [+ person] → asesinar, matar, ultimar(LAm)
the murdered man → el hombre asesinado

2. (fig) [+ song, music, play, language] → destrozar, cargarse; [+ opponent] → aniquilar

3. (= really enjoy) I could murder a beer/a cup of tea → daría cualquier cosa por una cerveza/una taza de té

C. VI → cometer asesinatos, matar

D. CPD murder case N → caso m de asesinato or homicidio
murder charge N → acusación f por asesinato or homicidio
he is wanted on murder charges → lo buscan por asesinato
Murder Squad N → brigada f de homicidios
murder trial N → juicio m por asesinato
murder victim N → víctima f de un asesinato or homicidio

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murder [ˈmɜː^rdə^r]

n

(= crime) → meurtre m
to commit murder → commettre un meurtre
to be found guilty of murder → être déclaré(e) coupable de meurtre
to be convicted of a murder → être déclaré(e) coupable de meurtre
to get away with murder (fig) → pouvoir tout se permettre
His charm allows him to get away with murder → Il a tellement de charme qu'on lui passe tout., Il a tellement de charme qu'on lui pardonne tout.

(politically motivated killing) → assassinat m

(= awful thing)
The traffic was murder! → Il y avait une circulation infernale!
It can be murder finding a parking space → Ça peut être la galère de trouver une place de parking.

vt

[+ person] (= kill) → assassiner, tuer
to be murdered (= be victim of crime) → être assassiné
He was murdered → Il a été assassiné.
I could murder him! (fig) → je l'étranglerais !

(= ruin) → massacrer
They didn't perform that play, they murdered it → Ils n'ont pas joué la pièce, ils l'ont massacrée.

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murder

n

(lit) → Mord m; the murder of John F. Kennedy → der Mord an John F. Kennedy, die Ermordung John F. Kennedys; to stand accused of murder → unter Mordverdacht stehen

(fig inf) it was/it’s murder → es war/ist mörderisch; it’ll be murder → es wird schrecklich werden; (= exhausting also) → das ist glatter Mord (inf); to scream blue (Brit) or bloody murder → Zeter und Mordio schreien, ein Mordsspektakel or -theater machen (inf); to get away with murder → sich (dat) → alles erlauben können

vt

(lit) → ermorden, umbringen (inf); (= slaughter) → morden; (fig inf) opponents → haushoch schlagen

(inf: = ruin) music, play etc → verhunzen (inf)

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murder:

murder trial

n → Mordprozess m

murder victim

n → Mordopfer nt

murder weapon

n → Mordwaffe f

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murder [ˈmɜːdəʳ]

1. n

a. → omicidio, assassinio
to commit murder → commettere un omicidio

b. (fam) it was murder! → è stato pazzesco!
to scream blue murder → strepitare
she gets away with murder → se la cava sempre

2. vt (person) → assassinare (fig) (song) → massacrare

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murder

n murder [ˈməːdə]

1 (an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders. moord قَتْل عَمْدي убийство vražda mord der Mord δολοφονία asesinato, homicidio mõrv قتل عمدى murha meurtre רֶצַח हत्या ubojstvo gyilkosság pembunuhan morð assassinio 殺人 살인 žmogžudystė, (tyčinis) nužudymas slepkavība pembunuhan moord mord morderstwo assassínio crimă умышленное убийство vražda umor ubistvo mord การฆาตกรรม cinayet (işleme) 謀殺 убивство قتل kẻ sát nhân 谋杀

2 any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this the murder of innocent people by terrorists. moord مَوت ، قَتْل убиване vražda mord der Mord φόνος asesinato, homicidio tapmine کشتار tappaminen meurtre רֶצַח हत्या ubijanje meggyilkolás pembunuhan morð assassinio 殺害 살인적인 일 žudymas nogalināšana pembunuhan moord mord morderstwo assassínio ucidere убийство vražda umor ubistvo mord การสังหาร cinayet 兇殺 убивство انسان کا ناجائز قتل tội giết người 凶杀

v

to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally He murdered two children. vermoor يَقْتُل عَمْداً убивам (za)vraždit myrde ermorden δολοφονώ, σκοτώνω asesinar, matar mõrvama کشتن murhata assassiner לִרצוֹחַ हत्या करना ubiti meggyilkol membunuh myrða assassinare 殺害する 죽이다 (nu)žudyti []slepkavot membunuh vermoorden myrde mordować assassinar a ucide убивать (za)vraždiť umoriti ubiti mörda ฆาตกรรม cinayet işlemek 謀殺 убивати جان لینا giết người 谋杀

n murderer

Murderers are no longer hanged in Britain. moordenaar قاتِل убиец vrah, vražedkyně morder der/die Mörder(in) δολοφόνος asesino; asesina mõrvar قاتل murhaaja meurtrier/-ière רוֹצֵחַ/רוֹצָחַת हत्यारा ubojica gyilkos pembunuh morðingi assassino 殺人者 살인자 þmogþudys slepkava pembunuh moordenaar morder morderca assassino ucigaş убийца vrah, -yňa morilec ubica mördare ฆาตกร katil 殺人犯 убивця قاتل kẻ giết người 杀人犯

adj murderous

intending, or capable of, murder There was a murderous look in his eye. moorddadig قاتِل убийствен vražedný morderisk mörderisch δολοφονικός asesino, homicida verejanuline کشنده verenhimoinen meurtrier רַצחָנִי हिंसक ubitačan gyilkos keinginan membunuh morð-, blóðþyrstur, grimmdarlegur assassino 殺人の 살의가 있는 žmogžudiškas slepkavīgs; asinskārs keinginan membunuh moordzuchtig mordlysten, dødbringende morderczy assassino ucigaş смертоносный, убийственный vražedný morilski ubistven mordisk, mordlysten เกี่ยวกับการฆาตกรรม cinayet işlemeye eğilimli olan 殺氣騰騰的 смертоносний; кривавий قاتلانہ đầy sát khí 杀气腾腾的

adv murderously

moorddadig بِصورَةٍ قاتِلَه убийствено vražedně morderiskt mörderisch δολοφονικά de forma asesina mõrvarlikult با قصد ادم کشى murhaavasti d'une façon meurtrière כְּרוֹצֵח निर्दयता ubitačno gyilkos módon bengis grimmdarlega da assassino 殺人的に 죽일 듯이 žmogžudiškai slepkavīgi; asinskāri dengan rasa ingin membunuh moordzuchtig morderisk, mordlystent morderczo de assassino ucigător смертоносно;с целью убить vražedne morilsko ubistveno mordiskt, mordlystet อย่างอันตรายมาก öldürecek gibi 兇惡地 смертоносно جان لیوا طور پر một cách sát khí 凶恶地

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murder → جريمة قتل, يقتل عمداً vražda, zavraždit mord, myrde ermorden, Mord δολοφονώ, φόνος asesinar, asesinato murha, murhata assassiner, meurtre ubiti, ubojstvo omicidio, uccidere 殺人, 殺害する 살인, 살인하다 moord, vermoorden mord, myrde morderstwo, zamordować assassinar, assassinato убивать, убийство mord, mörda การฆาตกรรม, ฆาตกรรม cinayet, katletmek giết người, tội giết người 谋杀