murder
v.
illegally kill another person; destroy, ruin
n.
illegal killing of human being by another person with hostile intent
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another. Murder is generally distinguished from other forms of
homicide by the elements of malice aforethought and the lack of justification. All jurisdictions, ancient and modern, consider it a most serious crime. Most jurisdictions impose a severe penalty for its commission.
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murder
Noun
1. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
(synonym) slaying, execution
(hypernym) homicide
(hyponym) bloodshed, blood, gore
(derivation) slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
Verb
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
(synonym) slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
(hypernym) kill
(hyponym) burke
(derivation) slaying, execution
2. alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
(synonym) mangle, mutilate
(hypernym) falsify, distort, garble, warp
Murder
(n.)
To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.
(n.)
To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.
(n.)
To destroy; to put an end to.
(n.)
The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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