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Homicide Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Homicide? [n] unlawful premeditated killing of a human being Synonyms \| Synonyms for Homicide: execution \| murder \| slaying Related Terms \| Find terms related to Homicide: aborticide \| apache \| assassin \| assassination \| assassinator \| blood \| bloodletter \| bloodshedder \| bloody murder \| bravo \| bumping-off \| burker \| butcher \| button man \| Cain \| cannibal \| cutthroat \| desperado \| elimination \| eradicator \| executioner \| exterminator \| foul play \| fratricide \| fungicide \| garroter \| genocide \| germicide \| gorilla \| gun \| gunman \| gunsel \| hatchet man \| head-hunter \| herbicide \| hit man \| homicidal maniac \| infanticide \| insecticide \| killer \| killing \| liquidation \| man-eater \| man-killer \| manslaughter \| manslayer \| massacrer \| matador \| matricide \| microbicide \| murder \| murderer \| parricide \| patricide \| pesticide \| poison \| poisoner \| purge \| purging \| regicide \| removal \| rodenticide \| slaughterer \| slayer \| sororicide \| strangler \| suicide \| thug \| thuggee \| thuggery \| thuggism \| torpedo \| trigger man \| uxoricide \| vermicide See Also \| assassination \| blood \| bloodshed \| butchery \| carnage \| dry-gulching \| elimination \| fratricide \| gore \| hit \| infanticide \| kill \| killing \| liquidation \| mass murder \| massacre \| parricide \| putting to death \| shoot-down \| slaughter \| thuggee \| tyrannicide Homicide In Webster's Dictionary \Hom"i*cide\, n. [F., fr. L. homicidium, fr. homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See {Homage}, and cf. {Concise}, {Shed}, v. t.] 1. The killing of one human being by another. Note: Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; excusable, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. --Bouvier. 2. One who kills another; a manslayer. --Chaucer. Shak.

Homicide Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Homicide?

[n] unlawful premeditated killing of a human being

Synonyms | Synonyms for Homicide: execution | murder | slaying

Homicide In Webster's Dictionary

\Hom"i*cide\, n. [F., fr. L. homicidium, fr. homicida a
man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See {Homage},
and cf. {Concise}, {Shed}, v. t.]
1. The killing of one human being by another.

Note: Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the
      killing is performed in the exercise of a right or
      performance of a duty; excusable, as when done,
      although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or
      criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the
      law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter
      or murder. --Bouvier.

2. One who kills another; a manslayer. --Chaucer. Shak.

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