/ˈmɜːdə/
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Translation
The crime of killing another person on purpose.
Word origin
From Old English morthor, meaning a secret killing.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- morthor
Grammar
Gender
Pluralmurders
Examples
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"Murder" is killing a person on purpose.
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Here "murder" is the name of the crime itself.
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"Murders" is the plural of "murder".
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