homicide
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homicide
- /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/ UK
- /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/ Atlantic Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
noun homicides · hominicide
- The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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A person who kills another.
Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.
Similar: killer
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A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
“She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?”
“As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”
Similar: murder victim
- The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
Similar: assassination, killing, first-degree murder, manslaughter, murder, second-degree murder
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: murder, slaying, assassination, murderer, manslaughter, homicidal, killer, murdered, suicide, kill, killing, robbery, death, deprivation, crim, crime
noun
Similar: assassination, killing, first-degree murder, manslaughter, murder, second-degree murder
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noun the killing of one person by another
| Español | homicidio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 살인 sarin |
| 日本語 | 殺人 satsujin |
| 中文 | 殺人 /杀人 shārén, 他殺 /他杀 tāshā |
| Português | homicídio |
| Français | homicide, meurtre, assassinat, homicide involontaire |
| Deutsch | Mord, Totschlag, Tötungsdelikt |
| Italiano | omicidio, omicidio colposo, omicidio premeditato, assassinio |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποκτονία anthropoktonía |
| Română | omucidere, omor, asasinat, homicid |
| Русский | уби́йство ubíjstvo, гомици́д gomicíd |
noun a person who kills another
| Español | homicida, victimario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 살인자 sarinja |
| 日本語 | 人殺し hitogoroshi, 殺人者 satsujinsha |
| 中文 | 兇手 /凶手 xiōngshǒu |
| Português | homicida |
| Français | homicide, meurtrier, meurtrière, assassin |
| Deutsch | Mörder |
| Italiano | omicida, assassino, assassina |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποκτόνος anthropoktónos |
| Русский | уби́йца ubíjca |
noun police jargon: a victim of homicide
| 中文 | 受害者 shòuhàizhě |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Opfer |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποκτονία anthropoktonía |
Talk about this word "homicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homicide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homicide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homicide "homicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homicide.Cite this
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title = {homicide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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