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hom·i·cide
(hŏm′ĭ-sīd′, hō′mĭ-)n.
1. The killing of one person by another, regardless of intention or legality.
2. A person who kills another person.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin homicīdium and homicīda : homō, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -cīdium and -cīda, -cide.]
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homicide
(ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd)n
1. (Law) the killing of a human being by another person
2. (Law) a person who kills another
[C14: from Old French, from Latin homo man + caedere to slay]
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hom•i•cide
(ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə-)n.
1. the killing of one human being by another.
2. a person who kills another; murderer.
[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin homicīdium a killing, homicīda killer =homi-, comb. form of homō man + -cīdium, -cīda -cide]
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homicide
, murder, manslaughter - The general term for the killing of a person by another is homicide; murder is either the intentional killing or the malicious killing of another, while manslaughter is the unintentional, accidental killing of another through carelessness.See also related terms for slaughter.
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homicide
1. a general term for murder; the killing of another human being.
2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj.
See also: Killing2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj.
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Noun | 1. | homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being honor killing - an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image manslaughter - homicide without malice aforethought shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies" |
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homicide
noun murder, killing, manslaughter, slaying, bloodshed The police arrived at the scene of the homicide.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
homicide
noun2. One who murders another:
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Translations
قَتْل
zabití člověka
mord
murhaajatappaja
ubojicaubojstvoumorstvo
manndráp
homicidahomicidium
linkęs į žmogžudystęžmogžudystė
slepkavība
zabitie človeka
umor
ubicaubistvoumor
adam öldürmecinayet
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
homicide
[ˈhɒmɪsaɪd] n (US) (= act) → homicide m
modif [detective] → de la criminelle, de la brigade criminelle
In a search for witnesses, homicide detectives attempted to interview everyone in the apartment building → À la recherche de témoins, les détectives de la criminelle ont entrepris d'interroger tous les habitants de l'immeuble.
homicide squad → brigade criminelle
In a search for witnesses, homicide detectives attempted to interview everyone in the apartment building → À la recherche de témoins, les détectives de la criminelle ont entrepris d'interroger tous les habitants de l'immeuble.
homicide squad → brigade criminelle
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
homicide
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
homicide
(ˈhomisaid) noun the killing of one person by another. He has been found guilty of homicide.
ˌhomiˈcidal adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.