homicide
Americannoun
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the killing of a human being by another person
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a person who kills another
Other Word Forms
- self-homicide noun
Etymology
Origin of homicide
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin homicīdium “a killing,” homicīda “killer,” equivalent to homi- (combining form of homō “man”) + -cīdium, -cīda, noun suffix; -cide
Example Sentences
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It is the lowest homicide figure in London on record, once population is taken into account, the Met said.
From BBC
Park stages Man-su’s homicide attempts as slapstick set pieces in which our clumsy antihero himself barely gets out alive.
From Los Angeles Times
Bill Hutchinson reports today for ABC News that 2025 is “poised to end with the largest one-year drop in U.S. homicides ever recorded, according to data from cities both large and small.”
County prosecutors and detectives from the LAPD’s homicide and narcotics units.
From Los Angeles Times
Under Oklahoma law, first-degree manslaughter is defined as a homicide that occurs when perpetrated without a "design to effect death" while a person is engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor.
From BBC
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