[
US
/ˈhɑməˌsaɪd/
]
[ UK /hˈɒmɪsˌaɪd/ ]
[ UK /hˈɒmɪsˌaɪd/ ]
NOUN
- the killing of a human being by another human being
How To Use homicide In A Sentence
- He was charged with criminal homicide and is lodged in the county prison.
- The lesser charges include first-degree and second-degree manslaughter as well as criminally negligent homicide.
- Evidence regarding the general lifestyle of Mr. Vancurenko in the community is not information that is protected under the umbrella of the homicide investigation.
- When news of the gruesome homicide began to trickle out, the Washington Post newsroom was astir.
- The game is centered on rookie homicide detective Lazarus Jones, who is called out to a disturbance in an abandoned high school with his partner.
- Although the Canadian homicide rate in general has declined to its lowest level in 30 years, there has been significant increase in filicides.
- If malice aforethought is lacking the unlawful homicide will be manslaughter.
- The driver arrested after the accident which killed former president Nelson Mandela's great grandchild will face a charge of drunken driving and culpable homicide, Gauteng police said.
- The murder rates of the U.S. and U.K. are also affected by differences in the way each counts homicides.
- Approximately 20 states prosecute these cases under existing criminal laws, charging people with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, homicide or attempted homicide, or terrorist threat.