homicide
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈhɑːməˌsaɪd/
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homicidio
- The police are investigating a recent homicide that occurred in the downtown area.
- commit homicide
- homicide rate
- a homicide case
In the case of Chaz, we had two homicides there, several shootings.
- In the case of Chaz, we had two homicides there, several shootings.
- So across the country homicides are going up.
- And she brings with her a veteran Philly homicide detective, Eddie Rocks.
- So from the time I got out of the Academy, seeing your first few homicides was shocking.
- But is homicide among whites higher in the South as well?
- And you're referring to FBI stats on homicide data.
- Have you guys heard of the Watts family homicides?
- I just want to know, does do gun control measures lower homicide, suicide and accidental deaths or not?
- Eventually, Ray would be convicted for negligent homicide.
- The fifth most violent homicide rate in Brazil.
- For the most part, all homicides or rape Homicides are rape.
- So it looked, you know, suspicious of a homicide, you know, so.
Examples
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We have had six homicides in these homes in the last three years.
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She'll be arrested for double homicide, and this whole mess will blow over.
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So when this homicide detective left, I mean, how does he sleep at night?
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But is homicide among whites higher in the South as well?
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What are the social factors that can increase the probability of homicide in the American Indian population?
Academic text (1991) -
For instance, just the other day we had a homicide concerning a dispute over a parking space.
Fiction book (1992) -
They'd found physical evidence of a homicide at her home: blood and obvious signs of a struggle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Several youths indicated that they had witnessed the homicide of a relative or close friend.
Academic text (2013) -
Why does this country have so many more deaths, accidental deaths, suicide deaths, homicides by gun than the other countries?
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You're both persons of interest in a double homicide, so you're not allowed to leave town.
Synonyms
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An illegal killing of one person by another
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4.1
An act that causes a person or animal to die
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An illegal killing of a person planned in advance
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
homicide = homi + cide
Although the word is historically built from elements meaning 'human being' and 'killing', the form is not transparently analyzable for most learners from ordinary English vocabulary knowledge.
Etymology
Homicide comes from Latin parts homo 'human' and -cide 'to kill'. So, homicide is the killing of one person by another.