homicide
the killing of one human being by another.
a person who kills another; murderer.
Origin of homicide
1Other words from homicide
- self-hom·i·cide, noun
Words that may be confused with homicide
- homicide , manslaughter, murder
Words Nearby homicide
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How to use homicide in a sentence
Scott, who grew up in one of the city’s most homicide-plagued neighborhoods, watched from his perch as chairman of the council’s public safety committee as the recent pullback occurred and violence filled the void.
What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs? | by Alec MacGillis | September 3, 2020 | ProPublicaA Thurston homicide requires a finding of Thurston recklessness and is a Thurston-class felony.
Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Laura Ball | September 2, 2020 | NautilusHe is facing six criminal counts, five of which are felonies, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and intentional first-degree intentional homicide.
That flame was fanned by the president’s recent refusal to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old supporter armed with a military-style rifle who was charged with homicide for shooting two demonstrators.
Kyle Rittenhouse faces five felony charges that include first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide, and a misdemeanor charge for possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor.
Prosecutors charge teen in fatal shooting of two protestors and wounding of a third in Kenosha | kdunn6 | August 28, 2020 | Fortune
They died for simply going to work that morning, killed by religious fanatics, homicide victims all.
Indeed, some of the rewards have topped hundreds of thousands when the crime involves a homicide.
Even the coroner determined that the cause of death was "homicide."
Uber severed ties with him, and on Monday he was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide.
Garner was pronounced dead an hour later, and the city coroner ruled his death a homicide.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’ | Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust a killing, a plain open and shut case of homicide for no earthly reason imaginable to the police.
And those birds chatting down the hall were local coppers with a couple of men from the County homicide Squad.
There were a lot of cops up there, a lot of plain clothes men and lads from the homicide bureau.
Thus had the unhappy child providentially expiated the crime of his attempted homicide.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueThe inquiry might here arise, whether in our times anything would justify a man in committing a homicide on an innocent person.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for homicide
/ (ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd) /
the killing of a human being by another person
a person who kills another
Origin of homicide
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for homicide
[ (hom-uh-seyed) ]
The killing of one person by another, whether intended (murder) or not (manslaughter). Not all homicide is unlawful; killing in self-defense, for example, is not a crime.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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