murder
The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
Example
“The defendant was charged with murder.”
Other meanings
the act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, even if the perpetrator did not directly kill the victim.
“Both the arsonist and her partner were charged with murder, even though they had intended for it to be a victimless crime.”
An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
“There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.”
Related words
- countermurder
- megamurder
- murdelize
- Murderapolis
- murderate
- murderbird
- murderhood
- Murderino
- murderish
- murderize
- murdermonger
- murdress
Word history
From Old English "morþor" (secret slaying, unlawful killing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “murder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.