homicide
noun /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
/ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/
[countable, uncountable] (especially North American English, law)- the crime of killing somebody deliberately synonym murder
- The jury reached a verdict of justifiable homicide.
- He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.
- the homicide bureau (= the department of the US police that deals with murder)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- culpable
- negligent
- …
- detective
- unit
- investigation
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- ‘man’.