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   Hom·i·cide

   /ˈhäməˌsīd/

   

   noun

   • 1. the unlawful killing of one person by another. North American "he was charged with homicide" Similar murderkillingassassinationliquidationexterminationexecutionslaughterbutcherymassacremanslaughterpatricidematricideparricidefratricidesororicidefilicideinfanticideuxoricideregicideliterary:slaying
   • ▪ the police department that deals with unlawful killings: North American "a detective from Homicide"
   • ▪ a murderer. North American Similar murdererkillerliquidatorterminatorslaughtererliterary:slayer

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- ‘man’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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