homicidal
adjective
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bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, murdering, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous
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The paternity findings do not affect the pending criminal case, said attorney Henry Sugden III, who is defending Andrew Freund against multiple felony charges, including concealment of a homicidal death. — Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, "Paternity test reveals who is the father of newborn girl born to mom of slain 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund; results could affect custody case," 12 Aug. 2019 The moment Clay asserts his agency and tries to exit their racial melodrama, Lula delivers a fatal blow, only to restart her homicidal cycle with another unsuspecting black man. — New York Times, "‘Fairview’: Watching a Play in Black and White," 7 Aug. 2019 In the comics, Kasady bonds with a symbiote of his own to become the notorious big bad Carnage, a homicidal maniac who frequently faces off against Venom. — Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Andy Serkis to direct Tom Hardy in Venom sequel," 5 Aug. 2019 Crimes could fall under three broad categories: homicide offenses, espionage and treason, and non-homicidal narcotics offenses. — Catherine Kim, Vox, "A 1994 law Joe Biden wrote put these 4 men on death row," 26 July 2019 Barraza's canny underplaying makes her homicidal character seem all the more chilling. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Coyote Lake': Film Review," 31 July 2019 Becky’s mother, Gladys, is a homicidal queen bee who racks up a body count in her quest to secure her daughter the Mount Rose American Teen Princess crown. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, "“Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time," 5 July 2019 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Leathers’ died from homicidal asphyxia with compression of the neck. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Slain Grammy-Winning Musician Was Choked for 30 Minutes While Girlfriend Allegedly Punched Him," 12 July 2019 For decades, courts have allowed battered women to argue that their homicidal response was reasonably induced by a male victim’s past abusive conduct. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, "The End of the Gay-Panic Legal Defense," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homicidal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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