Homicide
noun
The act of killing another person.
The police confirmed the crime was a homicide.
Often appears as...
- commit homicide
- homicide investigation
noun
The person who kills another person.
He was identified as the homicide in the investigation.
Often appears as...
- homicide suspect
- homicide conviction
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Formal
Legal
noun
The act of killing another person.
The police confirmed the crime was a homicide.
Often appears as...
- commit homicide
- homicide investigation
noun
The person who kills another person.
He was identified as the homicide in the investigation.
Often appears as...
- homicide suspect
- homicide conviction
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Homicide is often used in legal or crime-related discussions, less so in daily conversation.
The judge ruled the incident as justifiable homicide.
Pro Tip 2/3Wide Implications
Homicide includes various types of killings, not all are intentional or criminal.
Negligent driving leading to death may be considered vehicular homicide.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
Unlike 'murder', 'homicide' doesn't imply illegality until the context qualifies it.
Self-defense can result in a non-criminal homicide.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Homicide is often used in legal or crime-related discussions, less so in daily conversation.
The judge ruled the incident as justifiable homicide.
Pro Tip 2/3Wide Implications
Homicide includes various types of killings, not all are intentional or criminal.
Negligent driving leading to death may be considered vehicular homicide.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
Unlike 'murder', 'homicide' doesn't imply illegality until the context qualifies it.
Self-defense can result in a non-criminal homicide.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Homicide is often used in legal or crime-related discussions, less so in daily conversation.
The judge ruled the incident as justifiable homicide.
Pro Tip 2/3Wide Implications
Homicide includes various types of killings, not all are intentional or criminal.
Negligent driving leading to death may be considered vehicular homicide.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
Unlike 'murder', 'homicide' doesn't imply illegality until the context qualifies it.
Self-defense can result in a non-criminal homicide.
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collected data on problems with social gradients the kind of problems are more common at the bottom of the social ladder internationally comparable data on life expectancy on kids maths and literacy scores on infant mortality rates homicide rates proportion of the
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A lesson on looking PIPE...
how come the papers that were kept at one end of the boat were completely dry? Based on that one small but critical observation, the investigation shifted from accidental death to homicide. Now, equally important to saying what isn't there
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The surprising decline...
out of fear of them attacking you first. It removes the need for a hair trigger for retaliation to make your deterrent threat credible, and therefore, it would lead to a state of peace. Eisner -- the man who plotted the homicide rates
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homicide so we're gonna see if we can't get this guy and sent out there extradited he came out that he was wanted not locally but out of state but yes the federal government this does help us a lot when we looking for
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killing more people than skin cancer, HIV/AIDS and homicide. You can see why this study freaked me out. Here I've been spending so much energy telling people stress is bad for your health.
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The US is addicted to...
can change the trajectory of your life. It is not only the place where you can be victimized, sexually, you can be exposed to violence, you'll be traumatized in all sorts of ways while you're in the jail, and that's even the first few days or a week is when most jail deaths actually, whether they're suicides or homicides,
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The political power of...
And my first job as mayor was helping our community to see ourselves, our neighbors, not just in the people victimized by violence but also in the perpetrators. We realized that those who enact pain in our society, those who are committing homicides and contributing to gun violence, are oftentimes victims themselves.
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Prison Nation PIPE National...
heart you know what I mean you decide this is the jungle one you're gonna have to find a way to survive when the word comes down from the leaders the gang members respond with brutal and violent acts including beatings riots or even homicide if we put a hit on somebody we basically want them life flighted
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Launching a Food...
this is a crime right and look at homicide point eight percent look at the red that's what's killing America so what happened in food revolution we went to Huntington West Virginia the eye of the storm the tri-state area the most unhealthy part of America I set up a kitchen there like the five we've
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How economic inequality...
collected data on problems with social gradients the kind of problems are more common at the bottom of the social ladder internationally comparable data on life expectancy on kids maths and literacy scores on infant mortality rates homicide rates proportion of the
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How economic inequality...
We collected data on problems with social gradients, the kind of problems that are more common at the bottom of the social ladder. Internationally comparable data on life expectancy, on kids' maths and literacy scores, on infant mortality rates, homicide rates,
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A lesson on looking PIPE...
how come the papers that were kept at one end of the boat were completely dry? Based on that one small but critical observation, the investigation shifted from accidental death to homicide. Now, equally important to saying what isn't there
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The surprising decline...
out of fear of them attacking you first. It removes the need for a hair trigger for retaliation to make your deterrent threat credible, and therefore, it would lead to a state of peace. Eisner -- the man who plotted the homicide rates
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Murderer in Public PIPE...
homicide so we're gonna see if we can't get this guy and sent out there extradited he came out that he was wanted not locally but out of state but yes the federal government this does help us a lot when we looking for
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How to make stress your...
killing more people than skin cancer, HIV/AIDS and homicide. You can see why this study freaked me out. Here I've been spending so much energy telling people stress is bad for your health.
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David Simon
American Author
There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective.
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Mark Fuhrman
American Public Servant
I think you have to look at these cold cases. If they're done properly, if the homicides are done properly, and everything's documented properly, you have a lot of concrete statements from those people that they would be able to look at them and refresh their memory.
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Neil Gorsuch
American Judge
We seek to protect and preserve life for life's own sake in everything from our most fundamental laws of homicide to our road traffic regulations to our largest governmental programs for health and social security.
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Pat Brown
American Entertainer
Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local murders are the work of one serial killer when they may actually be the work of three!
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Theo James
English Actor
What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.
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Scott Anderson
American Journalist
Just as with homicide, those in the 'passion' category of suicide are much more likely to turn to whatever means are immediately available - those that are easy and quick.
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Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor.
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Jim Dine
American Artist
I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.
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John Simon
Critic
Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.
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Daniel Baldwin
American Actor
Homicide is the best material I've had the chance to do.
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David Simon
American Author
There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective.
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Mark Fuhrman
American Public Servant
I think you have to look at these cold cases. If they're done properly, if the homicides are done properly, and everything's documented properly, you have a lot of concrete statements from those people that they would be able to look at them and refresh their memory.
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Neil Gorsuch
American Judge
We seek to protect and preserve life for life's own sake in everything from our most fundamental laws of homicide to our road traffic regulations to our largest governmental programs for health and social security.
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Pat Brown
American Entertainer
Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local murders are the work of one serial killer when they may actually be the work of three!
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Theo James
English Actor
What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.
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Scott Anderson
American Journalist
Just as with homicide, those in the 'passion' category of suicide are much more likely to turn to whatever means are immediately available - those that are easy and quick.
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Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor.
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Jim Dine
American Artist
I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.
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John Simon
Critic
Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.
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Daniel Baldwin
American Actor
Homicide is the best material I've had the chance to do.
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