murder
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1. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | homicide, |
| definition | : | the killing of a human being by another human being (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | assassination, |
| definition | : | murder of a public figure by surprise attack (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bloodshed, gore, |
| definition | : | the shedding of blood resulting in murder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contract killing, |
| definition | : | a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | parricide, |
| definition | : | the murder of your own father or mother (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mariticide, |
| definition | : | the murder of a husband by his wife (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fratricide, |
| definition | : | the murder of your sibling (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | uxoricide, |
| definition | : | the murder of a wife by her husband (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | filicide, |
| definition | : | the murder of your own son or daughter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lynching, |
| definition | : | putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | regicide, |
| definition | : | the act of killing a king (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dry-gulching, |
| definition | : | the act of killing from ambush (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hit, |
| definition | : | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | infanticide, |
| definition | : | murdering an infant (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shoot-down, |
| definition | : | murder by shooting someone down in cold blood (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tyrannicide, |
| definition | : | killing a tyrant (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thuggee, |
| definition | : | murder and robbery by thugs (noun.act) |
2. alter so as to make unrecognizable (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | distort, falsify, garble, warp, |
| definition | : | make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (verb.communication) |
3. kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | burke, |
| definition | : | murder without leaving a trace on the body (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | execute, |
| definition | : | murder in a planned fashion (verb.social) |
4. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act)
| derivation | : | execute, |
| definition | : | murder in a planned fashion (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | homicidal, murderous, |
| definition | : | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being (adj.all) |
5. kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | execution, murder, slaying, |
| definition | : | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hit, |
| definition | : | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | killer, slayer, |
| definition | : | someone who causes the death of a person or animal (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | liquidator, manslayer, murderer, |
| definition | : | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) (noun.person) |
6. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act)
| derivation | : | execute, |
| definition | : | murder in a planned fashion (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | homicidal, murderous, |
| definition | : | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being (adj.all) |
7. kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | execution, murder, slaying, |
| definition | : | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hit, |
| definition | : | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | killer, slayer, |
| definition | : | someone who causes the death of a person or animal (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | liquidator, manslayer, murderer, |
| definition | : | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) (noun.person) |
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