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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
homicide
homi·cide [homicide homicides] BrE [ˈhɒmɪsaɪd] NAmE [ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd] noun countable, uncountable (especially NAmE, law)
the crime of killing sb deliberately
Syn: ↑murder
compare ↑culpable homicide, ↑manslaughter
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- ‘man’.
Example Bank:
•The jury reached a verdict of justifiable homicide.
•He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.
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