/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
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Translation
The crime of killing another person; the word the police use for murder.
Word origin
From Latin homicidium, from homo, meaning person, plus caedere, meaning to kill.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- homicidium
- English cognates
- suicide
Grammar
Gender
Pluralhomicides
Examples
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Homicide is the formal, legal word for one person killing another.
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In American police dramas, homicide is the team that solves murders.
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In reports and statistics, each killing is counted as a homicide.
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