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homicides

homicides is the plural of homicide.

Meaning of homicide

Noun

homicide (countable and uncountable, plural homicides)

  1. (crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
  2. (countable) 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
  3. (US, countable, jargon) 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
    Synonyms:
    murder victim
  4. (US, uncountable) The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.

Phrases with homicides

Questions about homicides

What is homicides the plural of?
Homicides is the plural of homicide.

Words near homicides in the dictionary

  1. homicidality
  2. homicidally
  3. homicide
  4. homicider
  5. homiciders
  6. homicides
  7. homicidious
  8. homicidogenic
  9. homiculture
  10. homidium
  11. homie

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