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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ho·mi·cide 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 English Etymology homicide "killing," c.1230, from O.Fr . homicide, from L. homicidium, from homo "man" + -cidium "act of killing" (see -cide). The meaning "person who kills" is also from http://O.Fr O.Fr ., from L. homicida, from -cida"killer."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 homicide homi·cide / 5hCmisaid; NAmE 5hB:m- / noun[C, U] (especially NAmE) (law 律) the crime of killing sb deliberately (蓄意)杀人罪 SYN murder
⇨ compare culpable homicide , manslaughter Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English homicide noun ADJ. criminal, culpable, unlawful | justifiable The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. • Note at CRIME (for verbs) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MURDERER , killer, manslayer, slayer 2 Synonyms: MURDER , blood, ||bump-off, foul play, hit, killing, manslaughterWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: justifiable homicide , or excusable homicide , or felonious homicide homi·cide \ˈhäməˌsīd also hōm-\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin homicida, from homi- (from homo human being, man) + -cida -cide (killer); in sense 2, from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin homicidium, from homi- + -cidium -cide (killing) — more at homage 1. : a person who kills another person : manslayer < the homicide must observe a rigorous taboo — J.G.Frazer > 2. a. : a killing of one human being by another < tabloid headlines about the latest homicide > specifically : a killing of a human being through human agency < charged with drunken driving and vehicle homicide > b. : a squad of detectives that specializes in solving murders < the boys in homicide will get all the details — Thurston Scott > |
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