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Definition of Homicide

1. Noun. The killing of a human being by another human being.

Definition of Homicide

1. n. The killing of one human being by another.

Definition of Homicide

1. Noun. The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional. ¹

2. Noun. A person who kills another. ¹

3. Noun. (context: countable US police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Homicide

1. the killing of one person by another [n -S]

Medical Definition of Homicide

1. 1. The killing of one human being by another. Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; excusable, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. 2. One who kills another; a manslayer. Origin: F, fr. L. Homicidium, fr. Homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See Homage, and cf. Concise, Shed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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