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as in murder
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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as in murderer
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicide
At a press conference in Watts earlier this week, city and police leaders touted the latest crime statistics which showed a roughly 50% reduction in gang homicides from this point last year.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Riffing on Greek cuisine Recommended Safety Boston broke a record last year for fewest homicides.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Detectives are working the case as a homicide, according to police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The allegation of misconduct is similar to one raised in the case of Lamonte McIntyre, who served 23 years behind bars for a double homicide before he was freed.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Riffing on Greek cuisine Recommended Safety Boston broke a record last year for fewest homicides.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Detectives are working the case as a homicide, according to police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
The allegation of misconduct is similar to one raised in the case of Lamonte McIntyre, who served 23 years behind bars for a double homicide before he was freed.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
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Luigi Mangione faces murder charges for the killing of Thompson on December 4.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Harry is a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Department and a forensics expert who trains Dexter to focus his homicidal impulses on killing murderers without getting caught.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Read more The killer was masked before, during and after the killing and facial recognition software failed to identify the murderer because there was only a partial view of his face.Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many others have expressed condemnation and voiced disgust with those showing support for the alleged assassin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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There was little chance The Day of the Jackal, Peacock and Sky’s remake of Fred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 thriller, was going to do its titular assassin dirty in the end, especially since it was already announced the hit series (now a Golden Globe nominee!) would be getting a second season.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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