murder
- noun
- /ˈmɜrdər/
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- The archbishop did not doubt the murder's religious and political implications.
- commit murder
- attempted murder
- a murder charge
And then Christy confessed to the murder of Beryl Evans.
- And then Christy confessed to the murder of Beryl Evans.
- Could Puff have been involved in Tupac's murder or Becky's murder?
- Your crimes, treason, theft and murder must be punished.
- So we've got the murder of wives and children.
- The physiological evidence that points to murder is rubbish.
- Then the following week there were four shooting murders along with stabbing murders.
- Question Was there a crime called the murder of a black person?
- This is a story of a tragic rape and murder in Japan.
- This doesn't even touch on murders, murders of cops and I.
- This phone number is involved in the murder in this way.
- Kohlberger allegedly took from the murders back home to WSU.
- That should be murder in the first degree Guilty.
- No, what you've got to do is prove murder, not not prove murder.
- I mean, bad attempted murder type trouble that I got into.
- You will die in your sleep by murder, not natural causes.
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Walker County crimes ranging from trespass to murder had long concerned the state and federal governments.
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Subsequent reports reveal that the murder was the last act in a day of fights between two groups.
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My mom met him six months after the murder, and they got engaged and married real quick.
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A Jasper Hills man is now facing first degree murder charges.
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There are children who are fleeing murder capitals of the world.
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Your crimes, treason, theft and murder must be punished.
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The detective worked tirelessly to solve the murder of the local businessman.
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After the shocking murder in the neighborhood, residents demanded more police presence.
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Witnesses reported seeing a speeding car flee the scene of the murder late last night.
Synonyms
The killing of one person by another
An act that causes a person or animal to die
An illegal killing of a person planned in advance
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Etymology
Murder as a noun comes from the old word morthor, meaning 'secret killing'. That's why a murder is the unlawful, intentional killing of one person by another.