MURDER

I. noun Etymology: partly from Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; partly from Middle English murdre, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor; akin to Old High German mord ~, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal Date: before 12th century the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought, 2. something very difficult or dangerous , something outrageous or blameworthy , II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 13th century transitive verb to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice, to slaughter wantonly ; slay , 3. to put an end to, tease , torment , mutilate , mangle , to defeat badly, intransitive verb to commit ~, see: kill