英语词汇“homicide”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINhomicide

Origin:

1200-1300 French, Latin homicidium, from homo ‘man’ + caedere ‘to kill’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

70 per cent of homicides take place within the family.
A newspaper article criticized his handling of a homicide case
As yet no evidence has been found to suggest that this death was homicide.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down.
But this was not a circumstance of homicide.
In proportion to their numbers young ghetto males commit seven times more homicides and 30 percent more suicides than young white males.
Less than one percent of homicides recorded nationwide last year fell into this category, McCrary said.
Like no other manner of death, homicide leaves survivors feeling profoundly violated.
The three middle chapters each consider individual crimes: cattle stealing, homicide and riot.
They've got a homicide at Royal Oak.

THESAURUSviolent crimes► assault

noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone: · He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.

► mugging

noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place: · Muggings usually happen at night.

► murder

noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of deliberately killing someone: · He is accused of the murder of five women.

► homicide

noun [countable, uncountable] especially American English law murder: · Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers.

► rape

noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex: · In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.

Longman Language Activatorthe act or crime of killing someone► murder

the act or crime of deliberately killing someone: · New York paid tribute to the thousands of innocent people murdered on September 11th.· a series of brutal murders· The incidence of violent crimes -- murder, rape, and assault -- has increased in inner city areas.murder of: · Ronny Jones was found guilty of the murder of a 15 year old girl.commit murder (=to murder someone): · The gun was found five miles from where the murder was committed.attempted murder (=the crime of unsuccessfully trying to kill someone): · He was charged with attempted murder and found guilty.murder victim: · The murder victim has not yet been identified.

► homicide

the crime of killing someone, especially deliberately - used especially in American legal contexts: · 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family.· As yet no evidence has been found to suggest that this death was homicide.homicide case/charge/detective: · A newspaper article criticized his handling of a homicide case

► manslaughter

the crime of killing someone by accident, or while you are trying to defend yourself: · She denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.· The court decided there was insufficient evidence for a manslaughter charge.manslaughter of: · The driver of the train was charged with the manslaughter of 13 people.

► killing

when someone is deliberately killed - used especially in news reports: · A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the killing.killing of: · The defendant claimed that he was only avenging the killing of his brother.contract killing (=when someone has been paid to kill someone else): · Perry said Taylor approached him and asked him to carry out a contract killing on Johnson.

► assassination

when someone deliberately kills a famous or important person, especially for political reasons: · Three foreign diplomats have been killed in a series of assassinations.assassination of: · The assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo led to the First World War.· Flowers were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon.

► foul play

formal if the police think that foul play is involved in a person's death, they think that the person has been murdered: · There was no question of foul play - a suicide note was found near the body.· The medical report showed no signs of poison in the body but the police still suspect foul play.

WORD SETS► Police

agent, nounbaton, nounbeat, nounbobby, nounbody armour, nounbody search, nounbook, verbchief constable, nounchief inspector, nounchief superintendent, nounCID, the, commander, nouncommissioner, nouncomposite, nounconstable, nounconstabulary, nouncop, nouncopper, nouncop shop, nouncruiser, noundetective, noundragnet, nounFBI, the, flying squad, nounFraud Squad, nounfrisk, verbgendarme, nounguard dog, nounhighway patrol, nounhomicide, nouninformant, nouninspector, nounInterpol, nouninvestigation, nounlaw enforcement agent, nounlawman, nounmanor, nounMetropolitan Police, the, MI5, nounmissing person, nounMountie, nounmugshot, nounnab, verbnail, verbnarc, nounnark, nounnick, verbnightstick, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounpaddy wagon, nounPanda car, nounpatrol, nounpatrol car, nounpatrolman, nounpig, nounplain-clothes, adjectiveplastic bullet, nounpolice constable, nounpolice department, nounpolice dog, nounpolice force, nounpoliceman, nounpolice officer, nounpolice station, nounpolicewoman, nounprecinct, nounquell, verbquestion, verbradar trap, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrap sheet, nounriot police, nounroadblock, nounScotland Yard, search warrant, nounsheriff, nounshield, nounsnout, nounspecial agent, nounSpecial Branch, nounspecial constable, nounsquad, nounsquad car, nounstate trooper, nounstation house, nounstore detective, nounsupergrass, nounsuperintendent, nountraffic cop, nountrooper, nountruncheon, nounwarrant, nounwater cannon, nounWPC, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► culpable homicide/negligence etc

He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► culpable

· Sutherland has denied the culpable homicide of Mr Buckley.· Yesterday, the Crown accepted a guilty plea to the reduced charge of culpable homicide.

NOUN► case

· But when you've handled a number of homicide cases you learn to recognize a pattern.· What, then, should be the proper division of functions between judge and jury in homicide cases?· The jury would have no role in most homicide cases, since a plea of guilty would be the norm.

► detective

· So is Joe Mantegna, as the homicide detective assigned to the case, telling her to let the law handle it.· We hung out with a homicide detective, and we tried to make it realistic.· Malcolm Ainslie is a disillusioned Catholic priest turned unfaithful husband and crack Miami homicide detective.

► rate

· The homicide rate is 66 deaths per 100,000, among the world's highest.· The homicide rate continued to rise until it was triple even that of the United States.· But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down.· Nisbett and Cohen say they did not include blacks in their study because homicide rates for blacks are unrelated to region.· The same trend is reflected in national statistics, which show homicide rates rising fastest among those 15 to 19 years old.

单词	homicide
释义	homicidehom‧i‧cide /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd $ ˈhɑː-/ ●○○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINhomicide Origin: 1200-1300 French, Latin homicidium, from homo ‘man’ + caedere ‘to kill’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family. A newspaper article criticized his handling of a homicide case As yet no evidence has been found to suggest that this death was homicide. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down. But this was not a circumstance of homicide. In proportion to their numbers young ghetto males commit seven times more homicides and 30 percent more suicides than young white males. Less than one percent of homicides recorded nationwide last year fell into this category, McCrary said. Like no other manner of death, homicide leaves survivors feeling profoundly violated. The three middle chapters each consider individual crimes: cattle stealing, homicide and riot. They've got a homicide at Royal Oak. Thesaurus THESAURUSviolent crimes► assault noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone: · He was arrested for an assault on a policeman. ► mugging noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place: · Muggings usually happen at night. ► murder noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of deliberately killing someone: · He is accused of the murder of five women. ► homicide noun [countable, uncountable] especially American English law murder: · Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst teenagers. ► rape noun [countable, uncountable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex: · In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker. Longman Language Activatorthe act or crime of killing someone► murder the act or crime of deliberately killing someone: · New York paid tribute to the thousands of innocent people murdered on September 11th.· a series of brutal murders· The incidence of violent crimes -- murder, rape, and assault -- has increased in inner city areas.murder of: · Ronny Jones was found guilty of the murder of a 15 year old girl.commit murder (=to murder someone): · The gun was found five miles from where the murder was committed.attempted murder (=the crime of unsuccessfully trying to kill someone): · He was charged with attempted murder and found guilty.murder victim: · The murder victim has not yet been identified. ► homicide the crime of killing someone, especially deliberately - used especially in American legal contexts: · 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family.· As yet no evidence has been found to suggest that this death was homicide.homicide case/charge/detective: · A newspaper article criticized his handling of a homicide case ► manslaughter the crime of killing someone by accident, or while you are trying to defend yourself: · She denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.· The court decided there was insufficient evidence for a manslaughter charge.manslaughter of: · The driver of the train was charged with the manslaughter of 13 people. ► killing when someone is deliberately killed - used especially in news reports: · A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the killing.killing of: · The defendant claimed that he was only avenging the killing of his brother.contract killing (=when someone has been paid to kill someone else): · Perry said Taylor approached him and asked him to carry out a contract killing on Johnson. ► assassination when someone deliberately kills a famous or important person, especially for political reasons: · Three foreign diplomats have been killed in a series of assassinations.assassination of: · The assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo led to the First World War.· Flowers were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. ► foul play formal if the police think that foul play is involved in a person's death, they think that the person has been murdered: · There was no question of foul play - a suicide note was found near the body.· The medical report showed no signs of poison in the body but the police still suspect foul play. WORD SETS► Police agent, nounbaton, nounbeat, nounbobby, nounbody armour, nounbody search, nounbook, verbchief constable, nounchief inspector, nounchief superintendent, nounCID, the, commander, nouncommissioner, nouncomposite, nounconstable, nounconstabulary, nouncop, nouncopper, nouncop shop, nouncruiser, noundetective, noundragnet, nounFBI, the, flying squad, nounFraud Squad, nounfrisk, verbgendarme, nounguard dog, nounhighway patrol, nounhomicide, nouninformant, nouninspector, nounInterpol, nouninvestigation, nounlaw enforcement agent, nounlawman, nounmanor, nounMetropolitan Police, the, MI5, nounmissing person, nounMountie, nounmugshot, nounnab, verbnail, verbnarc, nounnark, nounnick, verbnightstick, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounpaddy wagon, nounPanda car, nounpatrol, nounpatrol car, nounpatrolman, nounpig, nounplain-clothes, adjectiveplastic bullet, nounpolice constable, nounpolice department, nounpolice dog, nounpolice force, nounpoliceman, nounpolice officer, nounpolice station, nounpolicewoman, nounprecinct, nounquell, verbquestion, verbradar trap, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrap sheet, nounriot police, nounroadblock, nounScotland Yard, search warrant, nounsheriff, nounshield, nounsnout, nounspecial agent, nounSpecial Branch, nounspecial constable, nounsquad, nounsquad car, nounstate trooper, nounstation house, nounstore detective, nounsupergrass, nounsuperintendent, nountraffic cop, nountrooper, nountruncheon, nounwarrant, nounwater cannon, nounWPC, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► culpable homicide/negligence etc He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► culpable · Sutherland has denied the culpable homicide of Mr Buckley.· Yesterday, the Crown accepted a guilty plea to the reduced charge of culpable homicide. NOUN► case · But when you've handled a number of homicide cases you learn to recognize a pattern.· What, then, should be the proper division of functions between judge and jury in homicide cases?· The jury would have no role in most homicide cases, since a plea of guilty would be the norm. ► detective · So is Joe Mantegna, as the homicide detective assigned to the case, telling her to let the law handle it.· We hung out with a homicide detective, and we tried to make it realistic.· Malcolm Ainslie is a disillusioned Catholic priest turned unfaithful husband and crack Miami homicide detective. ► rate · The homicide rate is 66 deaths per 100,000, among the world's highest.· The homicide rate continued to rise until it was triple even that of the United States.· But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down.· Nisbett and Cohen say they did not include blacks in their study because homicide rates for blacks are unrelated to region.· The same trend is reflected in national statistics, which show homicide rates rising fastest among those 15 to 19 years old. 1[countable, uncountable] especially American English the crime of murder → manslaughter► see thesaurus at crime2[uncountable] American English the police department that deals with murders
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