Mord — meaning in English

English meaning

• hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
• 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:

• hit A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
• 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.
• murder (uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.

hit — full definition

1. verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
2. verb To reach or achieve a target, level, or milestone.
3. verb To affect someone or something negatively or suddenly.
4. noun Something very popular or successful, such as a song or movie.
5. noun A blow, strike, or instance of hitting.

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.

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