homicide
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Is homicide a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.countableuncountable
2. (countable) A person who kills another.Examples: "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."Synonyms: killercountable
3. (countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.Examples: "“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.”"; "We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?"; "The medical examiner was behind on autopsies and cranky, so we didn't even know if the old guy in the pool was a homicide."Synonyms: murder victimUScountablejargon
4. (uncountable, US) The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.USuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary