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mur·der

murder

 
 
pronunciation:
muhr dr
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: Murder is the crime of killing of a person.
The man was arrested for murder.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: murders, murdering, murdered
definition: When someone murders another person, it means that they kill that person for their own desires or reasons.
He murdered some people and went to jail for the rest of his life.
similar words:
assassinate, destroy, kill
derivations: murderer (n.), murderess (n.)
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