homicide
Etymology

From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda and homicīdium.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/
  • (US) enPR: hämʹə-sīdˈ, hōʹmə-sīdˈ; IPA: /ˈhɑm.əˌsaɪ̯d/, /ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/
Noun

homicide

  1. (countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
  2. (countable) A person who kills another.
  3. (countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
  4. (uncountable, US) The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
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