murder

Definition

Examples

The newspaper reported on a murder that took place downtown last night.

Word Family

Synonyms

• homicidethe killing of a human being by another human being
• slayingunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Collocations

• Easy murder case
  to murder case, meaning to kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Medium investigative murder report findings
  describing investigative murder report findings (designed to find information or ascertain facts)
• Hard drastic budget cuts proved murder to morale
  describing drastic budget cuts proved murder to morale (forceful and extreme and rigorous)
• Very Hard get away with blue murder in a regulatory vacuum
  to obtain, receive, or reach regarding away with blue murder in a regulatory vacuum