Associations to the word «Homicide»

Wiktionary

HOMICIDE, noun. (uncountable) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
HOMICIDE, noun. (countable) A person who kills another.
HOMICIDE, noun. (countable) (US) (police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.

Dictionary definition

HOMICIDE, noun. The killing of a human being by another human being.

Wise words

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