double murder

noun

: the act of killing two people at the same time

He was convicted of a double murder.

Examples of double murder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The double murder trial of Richard Allen -- accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017 -- has been delayed several months, less than a week before jury selection was to begin. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 May 2024 Expand All It’s been nearly a year since a panel of jurors in YNW Melly’s double murder case declared that they were deadlocked on the rapper’s guilt. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024 Hosier, 69, has maintained his innocence in the double murder for which he was sentenced to death. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2024 While he was acquitted of the murders in a criminal trial, a separate jury found Simpson liable for the double murder in a civil trial. —

Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double murder

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