Thesaurus results for HOMICIDE

homicide

noun

ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd

Definition of homicide

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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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a person who kills another person throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide

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Recent Examples of homicide Police arrested Hartbower at the scene and booked him into the Yuba County Jail in Marysville on suspicion of homicide and assault with a deadly weapon. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 In the map, charts and table below, view information on Baltimore homicides since 2007 as reported by the Baltimore Police Department. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026 The killing was Kansas City’s 105th homicide of 2026, according to The Star’s database, which includes fatal police shootings. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homicide

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The boy was booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder, Gaines said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of murder

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Today in the age of AI, the threats are not just from a lone assassin's bullet but autonomous attack drones.

— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Based on Nick Harkaway’s novel The Price You Pay, the show follows Jackie Price, a former drug queenpin hunted by seven elite assassins.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

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