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homicide

[hom-uh-sahyd, hoh-muh-]

noun

  1. the killing of one human being by another.

  2. a person who kills another; murderer.



homicide

/ ˈɒɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. the killing of a human being by another person

  2. a person who kills another

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homicide

  1. The killing of one person by another, whether intended (murder) or not (manslaughter). Not all homicide is unlawful; killing in self-defense, for example, is not a crime.

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Other Word Forms

  • self-homicide noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homicide1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin dzī徱ܳ “a killing,” dzī岹 “killer,” equivalent to homi- (combining form of dzō “man”) + -cīdium, -cīda, noun suffix; -cide
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homicide1

C14: from Old French, from Latin homo man + caedere to slay
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Back in the 1980s, the city had 2,000 homicides a year.

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It is a ripe locale for betrayal and homicide.

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More than 1,200 reviews have been carried out since their introduction in 2011, according to Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse, a charity which supports families affected by domestic homicide.

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The case has since been endlessly examined and reconstructed in TV dramas, films, documentaries and books, each exploring its links to other high-profile homicides and the 1990s rave scene.

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However, during the inquest, the homicide squad's Andrew Paul Marks said he did not believe there was evidence that Cauchi had specifically targeted women.

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