homicide
noun
ho·mi·cide
| \ ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd
, ˈhō-
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, ˈhō-
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Definition of homicide
1
: a person who kills another
2
: a killing of one human being by another
detectives investigating a homicide
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Synonyms for homicide
Synonyms
blood, foul play, murder, rubout, slaying
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Examples of homicide in a Sentence
The number of homicides increased last year.
He has been arrested for homicide.
Recent Examples on the Web
The shooting comes in the wake of a double homicide Aug. 13 in Castle Hill, a town about 10 miles west of Presque Isle. — BostonGlobe.com, "Schools in a Northern Maine county are on lockdown while Presque Isle police search for suspects involved in a shooting Monday morning, officials said.," 10 Sep. 2019 Feinauer was indicted on two counts of negligent reckless homicide seven months after the crash on Nov. 17, 2016. — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Sentencing delayed: NKY driver accused of killing mom and 8-year-old in 2016 crash," 9 Sep. 2019 Chicago has long been the whipping boy for conservatives who oppose gun control, pointing to the city and state’s tough gun laws but high rates of homicide. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "tl;dr: Naperville children shouldn’t know what weed smells like, Starbucks runs out of scones, the Bears embarrass themselves," 6 Sep. 2019 At that time, he was booked into the Ramsey County jail for probable cause of criminal vehicular homicide. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "Roseville motorist who left scene after striking pedestrian in fatal January crash is charged," 6 Sep. 2019 The delivery driver, who was working for an Amazon contractor at the height of the holiday rush, was indicted on a felony charge of reckless homicide but was acquitted in a bench trial this summer. — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, "A Truck Delivering Amazon Holiday Packages. A Crash. A Family That Will Never Be the Same.," 5 Sep. 2019 Investigators have received no further leads on Izumi’s whereabouts since the night of the homicide, Frisch said. — Joe Nelson, The Mercury News, "California man stabbed to death was raising suspect’s daughter, police say," 4 Sep. 2019 The database tracks homicides where four or more people are killed, not including the offender. — Anchorage Daily News, "Texas shooter got gun at private sale after being denied in 2014 background check," 4 Sep. 2019 The owners of the nursing home, Sal and Mabel Mangano, were charged with 35 counts of homicide. — CBS News, "Warrants issued for nursing home workers allegedly linked to patient deaths during Hurricane Irma," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homicide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for homicide
homicide
noun
English Language Learners Definition of homicide
chiefly US
: the act of killing another person
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homicide
noun
ho·mi·cide
| \ ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd
, ˈhō-mə-\
, ˈhō-mə-\
Kids Definition of homicide
: a killing of one human being by another
homicide
noun
ho·mi·cide
| \ ˈhäm-ə-ˌsīd
, ˈhō-mə-
\
, ˈhō-mə-
\
Medical Definition of homicide
1
: a person who kills another
2
: a killing of one human being by another — compare genocide
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homicide
noun
ho·mi·cide
| \ ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-
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Legal Definition of homicide
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: a person who kills another
2
: the killing of one human being by another — compare manslaughter, murder
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criminal homicide
: homicide committed by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence)
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deliberate homicide
: homicide caused purposely and knowingly
—used in Montana
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excusable homicide
: homicide that is committed by accident or misfortune by a person doing a lawful act by lawful means with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent and that is excused under the law
also
: justifiable homicide in this entry
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felonious homicide
: homicide committed without justification
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homicide by misadventure
: homicide that occurs as the result of an accident caused by a person doing a lawful act with no unlawful intent
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justifiable homicide
: homicide that is committed in self-defense, in defense of another and especially a member of one's family or sometimes in defense of a residence, in preventing a felony especially involving great bodily harm, or in performing a l