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homicide

noun

ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd

Definition of homicide

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the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found

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a person who kills another person throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

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Recent Examples of homicide Corey Reed, 43, was killed in the shooting, prompting an ongoing homicide investigation. — Luke Matheson Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026 But steep drops in shootings and homicides in other parts of Chicago mean that the number of shootings citywide is 2% lower than the same period last year, while homicides are up slightly, by 4%. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Violent crime has fallen sharply in New York City so far this year, with homicides down 24% and on pace to potentially hit their lowest level in decades. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Police said homicide detectives were called to the scene and a person of interest was detained. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homicide

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The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder in the January 2023 strangulation deaths of her three children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months – at the family's Duxbury, Massachusetts, home.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

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Austin Metcalf's father is speaking out for the first time after a judge denied denied his son's murderer -- Karmelo Anthony -- a request for a new trial for the fatal stabbing at a Texas high school track meet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Buzzkill centers on a group of sorority sisters who end up trapped with a murderer.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of murderer

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Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Skirting bravely around the edges of space to seek solace, they’re hunted by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a deadly Alliance assassin on a mission who seeks to recapture her.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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