homicide
/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/US/ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/
homicide noun: the killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
Noun
homicide (countable and uncountable, plural homicides)
- The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- A person who kills another.
- 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.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 195
- Synonyms:
- killer
- A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
- “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.”1996, A J Holt, Watch Me - We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?2003, Ellen Perry Berkeley, Keith's People, →ISBN, page 58
- Synonyms:
- murder victim
- “She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?”
- The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
homicide meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
homicide in Tamil
- ஆட்கொலை, ஆள்கொலை, இறப்பு விளைவித்தல், மரணம் விளைவித்தல், கொலை, மனிதக்கொலை
homicide in Marathi
- homicide
- मनुष्यवध manuṣyavadh
homicide in Urdu
- خون, قاتل, قتل
homicide in Bengali
- নরহত্যা, নরহত্যার শিকার
More languagesFewer languages
- homicide in Malayalam
- കൊലപാതകം kolapātakaṁ, വധം vadhaṁ, നരഹത്യ narahatya
- homicide in Kannada
- ಕೊಲೆ, ನರಹತ್ಯೆ, ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಕೊಲೆ, ಕೊಲೆಗಾರ
- homicide in Gujarati
- માનવવધ mānavvadh
- homicide in Tagalog
- pagkapatay, homisidyo
- homicide in Indonesian
- pembunuhan, pembunuh
- homicide in Persian
- آدمکشی âdamkoši
Examples of homicide in a sentence
- A frustrated robbery may financially cripple the company or lead it to recover; a frustrated homicide or murder leaves the victim injured or wounded, not killed.
- Big disclosures has helped make "holdback evidence” a routine part of homicide investigations.
- Driving 45 in a school zone is not the same thing as vehicular homicide.
Synonyms of homicide
Forms of homicide
| plural | homicides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hominicide |
Origin of homicide
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
Words formed from homicide
Phrases with homicide
Questions about homicide
- What does homicide mean?
- Homicide means the killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- What is homicide in Tamil?
- Homicide in Tamil is ஆட்கொலை, ஆள்கொலை, இறப்பு விளைவித்தல். See Homicide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is homicide?
- Homicide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homicide?
- Homicide is pronounced /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homicide?
- The plural of homicide is homicides.
Words near homicide in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: homicide (page history and authors); homicide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); मनुष्यवध (Marathi) (page history and authors); homicide (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homicide (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homicide (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); માનવવધ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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