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        mur·der

        murder

         
         
        pronunciation:
        muhr dr
        parts of speech:
        noun, verb
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        part of speech: noun
        definition: the deliberate and unlawful killing of a person.
        similar words:
        bloodshed, killing, manslaughter
         
        part of speech: verb
        inflections: murders, murdering, murdered
        definition: to kill a person in a way that is deliberate or cruel.
        He murdered three people and will be in prison for the rest of his life.
        synonyms:
        slay
        similar words:
        assassinate, destroy, dispatch, execute, kill, mutilate
        derivations: murderer (n.), murderess (n.)
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