homicide
nomcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d//
- États-Unis//ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d//
- États-Unis//ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d//
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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- 1
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- 2
A person who kills another.
Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.
- 3
A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
“She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”
We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?
The medical examiner was behind on autopsies and cranky, so we didn't even know if the old guy in the pool was a homicide.
- 4
The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
Étymologie
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
Formes
- pluriel
- homicides
homicide · The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
homie · Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from…homing · That self-adjusts its trajectory to home in on a target; (of…homo · Of or pertaining to homosexuality.