homicide

Noun
  1. The killing of a human being by another human being (synset 100220890)
    is a type of: kill, killing, putting to death - the act of terminating a life
    subtypes:
    • honor killing - an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
    • manslaughter - homicide without malice aforethought
    • execution, murder, slaying - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    • shooting - killing someone by gunfire

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