homicide
noun
the killing of one human being by another.
homicides
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pluralof homicide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The officers failed to class Carmenza's death as a murder and did not pass it to a homicide team for a fuller investigation, as happens with suspected homicides.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
None of the agencies I contacted for this story replied to my inquiries about the status of the investigations—which, as with all unsolved homicides, officially remain open.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The number of homicides dropped from 1,666 to 1,374 last year, a 17.5% decrease, according to statistics from the state Department of Justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
By last year, Cali’s homicides were down to 1,107, according to Colombia’s medical examiner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Two years later, in June 2012, we won a constitutional ban on mandatory life-without-parole sentences imposed on children convicted of homicides.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
