murha — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
murha 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.
- 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.
murder — full definition
- noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
- verb To deliberately and unlawfully kill someone.
- noun The collective noun for a group of crows.
- verb To do something very badly, or to defeat someone completely (informal).