| Main Entry: |
murder |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
killing |
Synonyms: |
annihilation, assassination,
blood, bloodshed, butchery,
carnage,
crime,
death,
destruction, dispatching, felony, foul play,
hit*, homicide, knifing, liquidation, lynching, manslaughter,
massacre,
off*, offing, one-way ticket, rub out, shooting, slaying, taking out, terrorism, the business, the works
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| Notes: |
the general term for the killing of a person by another is homicide; murder is either the intentional killing or malicious killing of another; manslaughter is the unintentional, accidental killing of another through carelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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