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murder in Tagalog

pagpatay

/ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)//ˈmɝ.dɚ/

murder in Tagalog: pagpatay. In English, murder means an act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.

Tagalog words for murder

an act of deliberate killing
pagpatay
the crime of deliberate killing
pagpatay

English meaning of murder

  1. noun An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
  2. noun The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
  3. noun The act of killing any being in an immoral manner; (countable) an instance of this.
  4. noun Synonym of murderer , a person who has unlawfully killed another.

Full definition of murder

murder in a sentence

  • Throwing that punch was a murder whether you meant for it to happen or not.
  • There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.
  • The defendant was charged with murder.

Synonyms of murder

All synonyms of murder

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Questions about murder in Tagalog

What is the meaning of murder in Tagalog?
Murder in Tagalog is pagpatay.
Ano ang murder sa Tagalog?
Murder: pagpatay.
What does murder mean in English?
Murder means an act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: murder (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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