double murder

noun

: the act of killing two people at the same time
He was convicted of a double murder.

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Police said the shootings are being investigated as a double murder. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026 Two former police officers and their daughter were killed Sunday in their home in an affluent Northern California neighborhood in what authorities believed to be a double murder-suicide. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In 1997, a civil jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death in the double murder and Simpson was ordered to pay millions in damages to the Goldmans and to Brown Simpson's estate. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Three people were found dead inside a Flower Mound home in an apparent double murder-suicide on Wednesday morning, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double murder

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“Double murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20murder. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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