homicide (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *homicide*:
NOUN	act	homicide	the killing of a human being by another human being

homicide > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaa'mahsay.d
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *homicide*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The killing of a human being by another human being.
Narrower	honor killing	An ancient tradition still sometimes observed
	manslaughter	homicide without malice aforethought
	murder, slaying, execution	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
	shooting	killing someone by gunfire
Broader	killing, kill, putting to death	The act of terminating a life
Spanish	asesinato, homicidio
Catalan	assassinat, homicidi
Adjectives	homicidal	characteristic of or capable / capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

HyperDic: homicide