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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide, but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found
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as in murderer
a person who kills another person
throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide
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Recent Examples of homicide
Court records show Ramirez has now been charged with Cruzes’ killing after nearly a dozen years, a resolution that police credited to the work of homicide detectives, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Interpol, the U.S. Marshals service, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
When asked how officials decided what the three students involved would be charged with, Morse said there are five degrees of homicide in Louisiana: first degree homicide, second degree homicide, manslaughter, negligent homicide and vehicular homicide.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Now, the 59-year-old driver accused of causing the 2023 crash has been found guilty of vehicular homicide, Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell said in a March 10 news release.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Officer Anthony Gamble, a department spokesperson, said that victim was in critical condition and that homicide detectives were investigating the scene.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
When asked how officials decided what the three students involved would be charged with, Morse said there are five degrees of homicide in Louisiana: first degree homicide, second degree homicide, manslaughter, negligent homicide and vehicular homicide.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Now, the 59-year-old driver accused of causing the 2023 crash has been found guilty of vehicular homicide, Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell said in a March 10 news release.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Officer Anthony Gamble, a department spokesperson, said that victim was in critical condition and that homicide detectives were investigating the scene.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homicide
Noun
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Deputy District Attorney David Jarman, who is prosecuting the case, said the facts support a second-degree murder charge.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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In the episode, which airs April 4, Mickey will team up with her nephew Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) to investigate a murder attempt on her father, Wes Fox (W. Earl Brown).—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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If Hamas does not release all the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza, and Hamas' murderers and rapists will face the IDF with unprecedented force.—
James Hider,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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In real life, the probability of a nurse being a murderer in disguise, though not zero, was low, and Lilian did not believe that such a sensational turn was likely to occur to her.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reeves is John Wick, but that doesn't mean that the world that is currently being built around the famed assassin doesn't have others that could act as de facto John Wick.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his presentation on Monday, Hochman drew a parallel between the Menendez case and the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Homicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicide. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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