HOMICIDE


Meaning of HOMICIDE in English

/hom"euh suyd', hoh"meuh-/ , n.

1. the killing of one human being by another.

2. a person who kills another; murderer.

[ 1325-75; ME homicidium a killing, homicida killer, equiv. to homi- (comb. form of homo man) + -cidium, -cida -CIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .