Meaning of homicide | Babel Free
ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯dDefinitions
- assassination
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The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional. countable, uncountable
- Death caused to a person by another.
- murder
- the killing of one person by another. He has been found guilty of homicide. manslag قَتْل убийство homicídio zabití člověka der Totschlag mord ανθρωποκτονίαhomicidio mõrv آدم كشی murha homicideרצח नरहत्या ubojstvo emberölés pembunuhan manndráp omicidio 殺人 살인 žmogžudystė slepkavība membunuh moorddrapzabójstwo انسان وژنه homicídio omucidere убийство zabitie, vražda umor ubistvo dråp, mord ฆาตกรรม cinayet, adam öldürme 殺人 убивство انسان کے ہاتھوں انسان کا قتل tội giết người 杀人
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A person who kills another. countable
- Some tribute that paid in the ancient.
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A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else. US, countable, jargon
- moorddadig مُتَعَلِّق بالقَتْل убийствен homicida vražedný mörderisch morderisk; mord- δολοφονικόςhomicida mõrtsukalik وابسته به آدم كشی murhan homicideרצחני मानवघाती ubilacki, s namjerom da ubije gyilkos mengenai pembunuhan morðfús, morðóður omicida 殺人の 살인의 linkęs į žmogžudystę slepkavīgs; slepkavniecisks cenderung untuk membunuh van moord draps-, morderisk zdolny do zabójstwa انسان وژنی پوری تړلی homicida criminal змышющий убийство zabíjačský, vraždiaci morilski ubistveni mordisk, dråp-, mo...
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The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide. US, uncountable
- The killing of one person by another, regardless of intention or legality.
- A person who kills another person.
- (Law) the killing of a human being by another person
- (Law) a person who kills another
- the killing of one human being by another.
- a person who kills another; murderer.
- a general term for murder; the killing of another human being.2. the murderer of another. — homicidal, adj.
- The crime of murdering someone:blood, killing, murder.
Equivalents
العربية
القتل
Català
homicidi
Čeština
vražda
Esperanto
murdo
فارسی
آدمکشی
Français
assassin
Assassinat
homicide
homicide
homicide
homicide involontaire
meurtre
meurtrier
meurtrière
Galego
homicídio
Íslenska
manndráp
Kurdî
cinayet
Latviešu
slepkavība
Македонски
убиство
Slovenščina
umor
Tagalog
homisidyo
Examples
“Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.”
““She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.””
“We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?”
“The medical examiner was behind on autopsies and cranky, so we didn't even know if the old guy in the pool was a homicide.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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