殺人 — meaning in English
shā rén
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English meaning
- assassination noun The killing of someone, usually a prominent or public figure, carried out deliberately and often for political motives.
- homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
Senses
殺人 is used for these senses in English:
- assassination The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
- homicide (countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- murder (uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.
homicide — full definition
- noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- noun The police division that investigates killings.
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