Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder).
2.
Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder!
3.
a group or flock of crows.
–verb (used with object)
4.
Law. to kill by an act constituting murder.
5.
to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously.
6.
to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria.
–verb (used without object)
7.
to commit murder.
—Idioms
8.
get away with murder, Informal. to engage in a deplorable activity without incurring harm or punishment: The new baby-sitter lets the kids get away with murder.
9.
murder will out, a secret will eventually be exposed.
10.
yell or scream bloody murder,
a.
to scream loudly in pain, fear, etc.
b.
to protest loudly and angrily: If I don't get a good raise I'm going to yell bloody murder.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME mo(u)rdre, murder, var. (influenced by OF murdre < Gmc) of murthremurther]
O.E. morðor (pl. morþras) "secret killing of a person, unlawful killing," also "mortal sin, crime, punishment, torment, misery," from P.Gmc. *murthran (cf. Goth maurþr, O.Fris. morth, O.N. morð, M.Du. moort, Ger. Mord "murder"). from PIE *mrtro-, from base *mor-/*mr- "to die" (cf. L. mors, gen. mortis "death;" mori "to die;" see mortal). The spelling with -d- probably reflects influence of Anglo-Fr. murdre, from O.Fr. mordre, from M.L. murdrum, from the W.Gmc. root. Viking custom, typical of Gmc., distinguished morð (O.N.) "secret slaughter," from vig (O.N.) "slaying." The former involved concealment, or slaying a man by night or when asleep, and was a heinous crime. The latter was not a disgrace, if the killer acknowledged his deed, but he was subject to vengeance or demand for compensation.
"Mordre wol out that se we day by day." [Chaucer, "Nun's Priest's Tale," c.1386]
Weakened sense of "very unpleasant situation" is from 1878. The verb is O.E. myrðrian, from P.Gmc. *murthjan. The original murderer's row was in New York City's Tombs prison; figurative use in baseball dates to 1858, though the quintessential one was the 1927 New York Yankees.
(an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally Example: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders
Arabic:
قَتْل عَمْدي
Chinese (Simplified):
谋杀
Chinese (Traditional):
謀殺
Czech:
vražda
Danish:
mord
Dutch:
moord
Estonian:
mõrv
Finnish:
murha
French:
meurtre
German:
der Mord
Greek:
δολοφονία
Hungarian:
gyilkosság
Icelandic:
morð
Indonesian:
pembunuhan
Italian:
assassinio
Japanese:
殺人
Korean:
살인
Latvian:
slepkavība
Lithuanian:
žmogžudystė, (tyčinis) nužudymas
Norwegian:
mord
Polish:
morderstwo
Portuguese (Brazil):
assassínio
Portuguese (Portugal):
assassínio
Romanian:
crimă
Russian:
умышленное убийство
Slovak:
vražda
Slovenian:
umor
Spanish:
asesinato, homicidio
Swedish:
mord
Turkish:
cinayet (işleme)
murder2[ˈməːdə]noun
any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this Example: the murder of innocent people by terrorists
Arabic:
مَوت ، قَتْل
Chinese (Simplified):
凶杀
Chinese (Traditional):
兇殺
Czech:
vražda
Danish:
mord
Dutch:
moord
Estonian:
tapmine
Finnish:
tappaminen
French:
meurtre
German:
der Mord
Greek:
φόνος
Hungarian:
meggyilkolás
Icelandic:
morð
Indonesian:
pembunuhan
Italian:
assassinio
Japanese:
殺害
Korean:
살해
Latvian:
nogalināšana
Lithuanian:
žudymas
Norwegian:
mord
Polish:
morderstwo
Portuguese (Brazil):
assassínio
Portuguese (Portugal):
assassínio
Romanian:
ucidere
Russian:
убийство
Slovak:
vražda
Slovenian:
umor
Spanish:
asesinato, homicidio
Swedish:
mord
Turkish:
cinayet
murder[ˈməːdə]verb
to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally Example: He murdered two children.
Kill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed; p. pr. & vb. n. Killing.] [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf. Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to kill with the ax.]1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words ! --Shak. 2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." --Shak. Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. --Shak. 3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind. Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in him. --Shak. 4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid. To kill time, to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness. Syn: To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is tomurder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and murders.
Mor"tal\, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See Murder, and cf. Filemot, Mere a lake, Mortgage.]1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. 2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin. 3. Fatally vulnerable; vital. Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work. --Milton. 4. Of or pertaining to the time of death. Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour. --Pope. 5. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright. --Dryden. 6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power. The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful. --Milton. 7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott. Mortal foe, Mortal enemy, an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.
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