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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
Her death was ruled a homicide, with the cause of death confirmed to be strangulation and blunt-force injuries to the head and neck.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
The Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office has declared Brooks' death a homicide, according to the attorney representing his estate.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The death was the Kansas City metro’s 27th homicide of the year, according to a tally kept by The Star.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2025
The city notched its second homicide two days before when a 19-year-old man died after being shot in a residential neighborhood near Canoas Creek.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
The Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office has declared Brooks' death a homicide, according to the attorney representing his estate.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The death was the Kansas City metro’s 27th homicide of the year, according to a tally kept by The Star.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2025
The city notched its second homicide two days before when a 19-year-old man died after being shot in a residential neighborhood near Canoas Creek.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Davis has pleaded not guilty to the murder and gang enhancement charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The defense meanwhile argued O’Keefe was killed inside the home and taken back outside while Read, a financial analyst and adjunct professor at Bentley College, was framed for the murder.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The mysterious third murderer involved in the killing of Banquo (Michael Boatman) is revealed here to be one of the Weird Sisters.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Can Greg, a murderer by proxy whose past likely holds other dark secrets, escape what the recording Sarah Catherine Hook’s Piper listens to, also in the premiere, describes as the prison of identity?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The pint-sized assassin pulls a gun out of her fuzzy heart throw pillow and gets to work.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Polls show skepticism remains about lone assassin theory The Justice Department and other federal government entities have reaffirmed conclusions that Oswald was solely responsible for the killing of the former president.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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