murder
11murder — [n] killing annihilation, assassination, blood, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, crime, death, destruction, dispatching, felony, foul play*, hit*, homicide, knifing, liquidation, lynching, manslaughter, massacre, off*, offing*, one way ticket*, rub… …
12Murder — • Signifies, in general, the killing of a human being. In practice, however, the word has come to mean the unjust taking away of human life, perpetrated by one distinct from the victim and acting in a private capacity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin …
13murder — vb *kill, slay, assassinate, dispatch, execute …
14Murder — Murderer redirects here. For other uses, see Murderer (disambiguation). For other uses, see Murder (disambiguation) …
15murder — mur|der1 W2S3 [ˈmə:də US ˈmə:rdər] n [Origin: Partly from Old English morthor, partly from Old French murdre] 1.) [U and C] the crime of deliberately killing someone →↑manslaughter ▪ On the night the murder was committed , he was out of the… …
16murder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barbaric, brutal, grisly, gruesome, horrific, savage, terrible, vicious, violent ▪ …
17murder — The unlawfuj killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought, either express or implied. Com. v. Carroll, 194 A.2d 911, 914. The crime is defined by statute in most states (e.g. Calif. Penal Code, No. 187). The Model Penal Code… …
18murder — The unlawfuj killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought, either express or implied. Com. v. Carroll, 194 A.2d 911, 914. The crime is defined by statute in most states (e.g. Calif. Penal Code, No. 187). The Model Penal Code… …
19murder — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the crime of deliberately killing someone: He is charged with the horrific murder of two young boys. | commit (a) murder: 4600 murders were committed in the US in 1975. | the murder weapon compare manslaughter 2 (U) unnecessary… …
20murder — I UK [ˈmɜː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈmɜrdər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms murder : singular murder plural murders *** the crime of killing someone deliberately The jury found him guilty of murder. a murder investigation/charge/conviction commit… …
