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mord — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.

Senses

mord is used for these senses in English:

  • first-degree murder (legal, chiefly, US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.
  • homicide (countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
  • kill The act of killing.
  • 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

  1. noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  2. noun The police division that investigates killings.

kill — full definition

  1. verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  2. verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
  3. verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
  4. noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.

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