homicide
/ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/noun3 syllables
Homicide means: the killing of a human being by another human being.
Synonyms for homicide8
also used for homicide
killer, murder victim, assassination, killing, first-degree murder, manslaughter, murder, second-degree murder
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What does homicide mean?1
noun
1
the killing of a human being by another human being
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Homicide in a sentence
- A robbery is something, but a double homicide is a whole different animal.Amastan
- Make no mistake, we're looking at a homicide case.Teangloir
- The father and the son will be tried for homicide.marcelostockle
- Different jurisdictions often have distinct definitions of justifiable homicide.haukie
- The medical examiner reported that the cause of death was a homicide.CM
- Sami's death should be viewed as a homicide.OsoHombre
- Sami's death looked like a suicide but it's now being investigated as a homicide.OsoHombre
- You should also know that we're talking about a possible homicide.ajje
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Forms of homicide
as a noun
- plural
- homicides