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homicide

hom·i·cide [ hómmi sd ] (plural hom·i·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. killing of somebody: the act or an instance of unlawfully killing another human being

2. somebody who has committed homicide: somebody who kills another human being unlawfully

[13th century. Via French< Latin homicidium, homicida< homo "human being" + caedere "kill"]
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