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| 1. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | |
| Synonyms: | homicide execution slaying | |
| Related terms: | killing homicide bloodshed shoot-down massacre thuggee tyrannicide contract_killing elimination dry-gulching slaughter parricide hit fratricide infanticide lynching assassination execute | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (criminal law) kill intentionally and with premeditation | |
| Synonyms: | bump_off hit dispatch polish_off remove slay | |
| Examples: | "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
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| Related terms: | kill execute burke murderer dispatch | |
| 3. | [ verb ] alter so as to make unrecognizable | |
| Synonyms: | mutilate mangle | |
| Examples: | "The tourists murdered the French language" |
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| Related terms: | falsify disfigure | |
| Similar spelling: |
murderer murderee murdered murderous murderess Marder |
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