homicide
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentionalThe killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
» We're investigating a homicide.
Мы расследуем убийство.
Ми розслідуємо вбивство.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
Mord, Totschlag, Tötungsdelikt
уби́йствоubíjstvo, гомици́дgomicíd
уби́вствоubývstvo, вби́вствоvbývstvo
the killing of a human being by another human being
(countable)A person who kills another.
Mörder
уби́йцаubíjca
вби́вцяvbývcja, уби́вцяubývcja
(US, countable, jargon)A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
Opfer
(US, uncountable)The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
Examples
54 sentencesWe're investigating a homicide.
Ми розслідуємо вбивство.
ruМы расследуем убийство.
Tom's death was a homicide.
Тома було вбито.
ruСмерть Тома была убийством.
Tom was the victim of a homicide.
ruТом был жертвой убийства.
Tom's death has been ruled a homicide.
I know Tom is a homicide detective.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughterFrom Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
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Forms
plural: homicidesSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- a homicide detective
- homicide detective
- is a homicide