homicide
noun
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blood, foul play, murder, rubout, slaying
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But as far as homicides go, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims, not perpetrators, of violence. — German Lopez, Vox, "I’ve covered gun violence for years. The solutions aren’t a big mystery.," 14 Feb. 2019 His death was the city’s fifth homicide of the year. — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, "Hartford Police Arrest Suspects In March, June Homicides," 11 July 2018 Researchers have found this to be true not just with homicides, but also with suicides (which in recent years were around 60 percent of US gun deaths), domestic violence, and violence against police. — German Lopez, Vox, "He survived the Las Vegas mass shooting. Then he died in the Thousand Oaks, California, shooting.," 9 Nov. 2018 State police have charged Nauman Hussain with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the deadly limousine crash on Saturday. — Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, "Limo Company Operator Faces Homicide Charge in Deadly N.Y. Crash," 10 Oct. 2018 Pennsylvania State Police charged 34-year-old Kevin Markay Souiyavong on Monday with vehicular homicide, reckless driving and several other moving violations, connected to the death of 56-year-old John Baum. — Fox News, "Truck driver was watching football game when he fatally hit biker, police say," 2 Oct. 2018 Texter was charged with vehicular homicide, three counts of reckless driving, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, speeding, improper passing and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. — Steve Burns, ajc, "North Fulton woman indicted in deadly Cherokee County crash," 13 July 2018 Table is charged by Bensalem police with criminal homicide, kidnapping and possession of an instrument of crime, according to online records. — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, "Pa. Woman Called 911 on Ex-Boyfriend Moments Before She Was Stabbed to Death," 10 July 2018 Two women were arrested Friday in connection with the homicide of a man who was shot to death at a north Charlotte hotel. — Lavendrick Smith, charlotteobserver, "A man was shot to death at a Charlotte hotel. Now two women are charged.," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homicide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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homicide
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homicide
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Note: In Illinois, involuntary manslaughter committed by use of a motor vehicle is called reckless homicide.
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