English Explanatory Dictionary

homicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
  2. A person who kills another.
  3. A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
  4. The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homicide.wav häʹmə-sīdˈ hōʹmə-sīdˈ /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/ /ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/

Word forms

homicide homicides hominicide

Etymology

From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).

Synonyms

assassination killing first-degree murder manslaughter murder second-degree murder killer murder victim

Related words

deicide familicide feticide filicide fratricide genocide infanticide mariticide matricide omnicide parricide patricide populicide prolicide regicide sororicide suicide tyrannicide unlawful death uxoricide

Derived words

antihomicide homicidal homicidogenic monstricide nonhomicide
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