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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Figures recorded for all femicides in Scotland, where there was a relationship between the victim and the suspect, show the highest number of female homicides was 16 in the year 2021/22.
From BBC
Extreme ideas are shaping a campaign which features a record 35 candidates, as Peru confronts soaring extortion and a homicide rate that has more than doubled since 2018.
From Barron's
In the last year and a half, she has reported significant progress curtailing the violence in Mexico, reporting a decrease in homicide rates by 42% from September 2024 to January 2026.
From Los Angeles Times
The decline in Venezuela’s homicide rate from 2016 to 2023, the last year for which data is available, according to the Caracas policy group Venezuelan Observatory on Violence.
So while soccer is part of the book’s narrative, the memoir is as much about the sport as “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about avian homicide.
From Los Angeles Times
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