HyperDic: homicide

English > 1 sense of the word homicide:
NOUNacthomicidethe killing of a human being by another human being
homicide > pronunciation
Soundshhaa'mahsay.d
Rhymesabide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...
English > homicide: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe killing of a human being by another human being.
Narrowerhonor killingAn ancient tradition still sometimes observed
manslaughterhomicide without malice aforethought
murder, slaying, executionunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
shootingkilling someone by gunfire
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to deathThe act of terminating a life
Spanishasesinato, homicidio
Catalanassassinat, homicidi
Adjectiveshomicidalcharacteristic of or capable / capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

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