homicide
homo + -cide
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noun mainly North American
the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder:
｟主に米｠ 〘法〙 殺人(犯罪)(→ murder)
e.g. he was charged with homicide
e.g. two thirds of homicides in the county were drug-related.
(Homicide) the police department that deals with murders:
(警察の)殺人課
e.g. a detective from Homicide.
dated a murderer.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- ‘man’.