homicide

[ hom-uh-sahyd, hoh-muh- ]

/ ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə- /

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noun

the killing of one human being by another.

a person who kills another; murderer.

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Origin of homicide

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin homicīdium a killing, homicīda killer, equivalent to homi- (combining form of homō man) + -cīdium, -cīda -cide

Related formsself-hom·i·cide, noun

Can be confusedhomicide manslaughter murder (see synonym study at kill¹)

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Examples from the Web for homicide

They died for simply going to work that morning, killed by religious fanatics, homicide victims all.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, some of the rewards have topped hundreds of thousands when the crime involves a homicide.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the coroner determined that the cause of death was "homicide."
Cops, CIA Share a Culture of Lawlessness|Cliff Schecter|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

And, most importantly, homicide was at an historic low, meaning more lives were being saved.
Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them|Michael Daly|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The council being consulted, commanded the inquisitors to condemn and punish the accused as an homicide.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.|Juan Antonio Llorente
I was advised the homicide division was retaining the third for their use.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He did not draw their blood personally with the usual weapons of homicide—pistol, dagger, bludgeon or ax.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
It is generally held that homicide of this kind was extremely rare and that, when it did occur, the slayer was outlawed.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
Were you aware that the homicide people were questioning Oswald at that time?
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for homicide

homicide

/ (ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the killing of a human being by another person

a person who kills another

Word Origin for homicide

C14: from Old French, from Latin homo man + caedere to slay

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Word Origin and History for homicide

homicide

"the killing of another person," early 13c., from Old French homicide, from Latin homicidium "manslaughter," from homo "man" (see homunculus) + -cidium "act of killing" (see -cide). The meaning "person who kills another" (late 14c.) also is from French, from Latin homicida "a murderer," from -cida "killer."

Culture definitions for homicide

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.

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