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əˌsaɪdnoun
1.
the killing of one human being by another.
2.
a person who kills another; murderer.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin homicīdium a killing, homicīda killer, equivalent to homi- (combining form of homō man) + -cīdium, -cīda -cide
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin homicīdium a killing, homicīda killer, equivalent to homi- (combining form of homō man) + -cīdium, -cīda -cide
Related forms
self-hom·i·cide, noun
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Example Sentences
- After an unexpected homicide at the halfway point, both films fall apart.
- It must be very difficult to calculate homicide rates in prehistoric societies.
- The charges included murder, conspiracy and negligent homicide.
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Word Origin & History
homicide
"killing," c.1230, from O.Fr. homicide, from L. homicidium, from homo "man" + -cidium "act of killing" (see -cide). The meaning "person who kills" is also from O.Fr., from L. homicida, from -cida "killer."
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Cultural Dictionary
homicide [(hom-uh-seyed)]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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