Murder
noun
The act of killing someone intentionally and unlawfully.
He was convicted of murder.
Often appears as...
- commit murder
- murder charge
verbs
To kill someone intentionally and unlawfully.
He was accused of murdering his wife.
Often appears as...
- murder in cold blood
- premeditated murder
noun
A large group or flock of crows.
A murder of crows gathered on the tree.
verbs
To ruin or mess up something.
He completely murdered that song by singing off key.
Often appears as...
- murder a performance
- murder a song
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A difficult or demanding situation.
The examination was murder!
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The act of killing someone intentionally and unlawfully.
He was convicted of murder.
Often appears as...
- commit murder
- murder charge
verbs
To kill someone intentionally and unlawfully.
He was accused of murdering his wife.
Often appears as...
- murder in cold blood
- premeditated murder
noun
A large group or flock of crows.
A murder of crows gathered on the tree.
verbs
To ruin or mess up something.
He completely murdered that song by singing off key.
Often appears as...
- murder a performance
- murder a song
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A difficult or demanding situation.
The examination was murder!
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Intentional Crime
Stresses the deliberate aspect of the crime, differentiating it from accidents.
The murderer showed no remorse for his intentional action.
Pro Tip 2/3Unlawful Killing
Highlights the illegal nature, used mainly in legal and formal contexts.
The suspect is being charged with the unlawful murder of a civilian.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity and Seriousness
Conveys the gravity and strong legal consequences of the act.
Murder is considered one of the most heinous crimes in society.
Pro Tip 1/3Intentional Crime
Stresses the deliberate aspect of the crime, differentiating it from accidents.
The murderer showed no remorse for his intentional action.
Pro Tip 2/3Unlawful Killing
Highlights the illegal nature, used mainly in legal and formal contexts.
The suspect is being charged with the unlawful murder of a civilian.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity and Seriousness
Conveys the gravity and strong legal consequences of the act.
Murder is considered one of the most heinous crimes in society.
Pro Tip 1/3Intentional Crime
Stresses the deliberate aspect of the crime, differentiating it from accidents.
The murderer showed no remorse for his intentional action.
Pro Tip 2/3Unlawful Killing
Highlights the illegal nature, used mainly in legal and formal contexts.
The suspect is being charged with the unlawful murder of a civilian.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity and Seriousness
Conveys the gravity and strong legal consequences of the act.
Murder is considered one of the most heinous crimes in society.
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A Belief in Black Magic...
Oh,. This is, one of our accused. Hello. Her mother was murdered. She's accused. Her son is accused. So they're all within the same family. So he believes that she has this spirit inside her. So he said, how would we know if she has?
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Why should you read...
with each character given their own distinctive and convincing voice. One of the most remarkable things about "Crime and Punishment" is its ability to thrill despite the details of the central murder being revealed in the first act.
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Cocaine Runners Caught PIPE...
to spend a couple of hundred dollars to have me murdered don't make me have you murdered then did you know that I can and you know that I weird so when he said those things to me I took them to be a very real threat
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How I learned to read --...
So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine. Financial literacy really did rule the world, and I was a child slave to it following the bad guy. At 17 years old, I was arrested for robbery and murder
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Lessons from death row...
options do we have to nudge that person off of the path that is going to lead to a result that everybody death penalty supporters and death penalty opponents still think is a bad result the murder
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How to deal with...
what I knew to be true and it confirmed what I knew so he had said two options suicide or murder why would he say that and what does this have to do with gas
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Understanding Evil PIPE The...
of dr. keels most notorious subjects he's serving a life sentence here his attorney tells me this man raped more than two dozen women and murdered three
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Who Killed Dian Fossey?...
I had once in my life seen a dead body. And I certainly never expected to see a person who had been a victim of murder, violent murder.
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Fighting Monkeys PIPE...
if murder and morality have roots in our past then so too does compassion the fighters return and are soothed and
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Lawless Longliners PIPE...
they make of the murder videos. But they rarely come into Port Victoria, and they're not exactly keen to talk.
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A Belief in Black Magic...
Oh,. This is, one of our accused. Hello. Her mother was murdered. She's accused. Her son is accused. So they're all within the same family. So he believes that she has this spirit inside her. So he said, how would we know if she has?
Video examples
Why should you read...
with each character given their own distinctive and convincing voice. One of the most remarkable things about "Crime and Punishment" is its ability to thrill despite the details of the central murder being revealed in the first act.
Video examples
Cocaine Runners Caught PIPE...
to spend a couple of hundred dollars to have me murdered don't make me have you murdered then did you know that I can and you know that I weird so when he said those things to me I took them to be a very real threat
Video examples
How I learned to read --...
So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine. Financial literacy really did rule the world, and I was a child slave to it following the bad guy. At 17 years old, I was arrested for robbery and murder
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
options do we have to nudge that person off of the path that is going to lead to a result that everybody death penalty supporters and death penalty opponents still think is a bad result the murder
Video examples
How to deal with...
what I knew to be true and it confirmed what I knew so he had said two options suicide or murder why would he say that and what does this have to do with gas
Video examples
Understanding Evil PIPE The...
of dr. keels most notorious subjects he's serving a life sentence here his attorney tells me this man raped more than two dozen women and murdered three
Video examples
Who Killed Dian Fossey?...
I had once in my life seen a dead body. And I certainly never expected to see a person who had been a victim of murder, violent murder.
Video examples
Fighting Monkeys PIPE...
if murder and morality have roots in our past then so too does compassion the fighters return and are soothed and
Video examples
Lawless Longliners PIPE...
they make of the murder videos. But they rarely come into Port Victoria, and they're not exactly keen to talk.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Li Bingbing
Chinese Actress
I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it.
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Anna Friel
English Actress
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.
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Sarah Greene
English Entertainer
I can't imagine having to it to walk into murder scenes, and then trying to let that go, at the end of the day, and going home to your own family to live a normal life.
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Max Frisch
Swiss Novelist
There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot.
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Emo Philips
American Comedian
Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
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Jack Dee
British Comedian
One of my friends went on a murder weekend... now he is doing life for it.
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John Philpot Curran
Irish Public Servant
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
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Merlin Olsen
American Athlete
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.
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Li Bingbing
Chinese Actress
I often hear actors say during their interviews: 'I want to play a crazy person, a murderer, or someone who's on edge.' But that question scares me. I mean, of course there are characters I'd like to play, but I can't really say specifically who they are. It's much too hard to play a convincing normal person as it is.
Quote examples
Hunter Tylo
American Actress
If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it.
Quote examples
Anna Friel
English Actress
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.
Quote examples
Sarah Greene
English Entertainer
I can't imagine having to it to walk into murder scenes, and then trying to let that go, at the end of the day, and going home to your own family to live a normal life.
Quote examples
Max Frisch
Swiss Novelist
There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot.
Quote examples
Emo Philips
American Comedian
Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.
Quote examples
Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
Quote examples
Jack Dee
British Comedian
One of my friends went on a murder weekend... now he is doing life for it.
Quote examples
John Philpot Curran
Irish Public Servant
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
Quote examples
Merlin Olsen
American Athlete
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.
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