HOMICIDE


Meaning of HOMICIDE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' hä-m ə - ˌ s ī d, ' h ō -

Function: noun

Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicida, from homo human being + -cida -cide; in sense 2, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicidium, from homo + -cidium -cide

Date: 14th century

1 : a person who kills another

2 : a killing of one human being by another

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