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Unlawful killing of a human with malice
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse and committed with the necessary intent as defined by the law in
Murder
1930 film
Murder! is a 1930 British mystery thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman
Murder!
1978 film
It's Murder! is a 1978 amateur Super 8 crime comedy film directed by Sam Raimi while he was a student at Michigan State University. It was co-written and
It's_Murder!
Cinematic score by Bernard Herrmann
"The Murder" is a cue in the cinematic score written and composed by Bernard Herrmann for the horror-thriller film Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The_Murder
2022 American double murder
41°19′35″N 81°51′06″W / 41.32641°N 81.85153°W / 41.32641; -81.85153 The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately
Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan
Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan
2018 mass murder in Colorado
early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Watts murdered his pregnant wife, Shanann, by strangulation, and their daughters, Bella
Watts_family_murders
British television series
A Taste for Murder is a British crime drama television series created by Matt Baker for ITVX and BritBox set in Italy. The series began streaming from
A_Taste_for_Murder
Murderer of multiple people
A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more
Serial_killer
2003 film by Bong Joon Ho
Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo
Memories_of_Murder
2025 child homicide in California, US
as D4vd. In April 2026, Burke was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age, and unlawful
Killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Hernandez
2026 Netflix true crime documentary series
Should I Marry a Murderer? is a 2026 British true crime documentary television miniseries released on Netflix on 29 April 2026. The three-part series tells
Should_I_Marry_a_Murderer?
1989 murder of Japanese high school girl
17-year-old Japanese high school student who was abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered. Her abuse was mainly perpetrated by four male teenagers—Hiroshi Miyano
Murder_of_Junko_Furuta
2024 murder of an American rapper in Florida
known professionally as Julio Foolio, an American rapper, was shot and murdered by members of a rival gang in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida. For
Murder_of_Julio_Foolio
French television series
Murders in... is a French television series, distributed on France 3 since 2013. Each episode centers around a mystery in a different city or region,
Murders_in...
Act of murdering many people in a short span
Mass murder is the violent crime of killing a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic
Mass_murder
2018 murder in Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was murdered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Onfroy was fatally shot by 22-year-old Michael
Murder_of_XXXTentacion
Australian animated web series
Murder Drones is an Australian independent adult animated web series created, written, and directed by Liam Vickers and produced by Glitch Productions
Murder_Drones
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up murder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being by another. Murder may also refer to: Murder!, 1930
Murder_(disambiguation)
2018 triple murder–suicide
On April 12, 2018, 43-year-old Steven Walter Pladl murdered his biological daughter, 20-year-old Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, with whom he had been engaged
Pladl_incest_and_murders
2022 abduction and murder of a young girl in Texas
Presley Monroe Strand (May 23, 2015 – November 30, 2022) was kidnapped and murdered by FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner (born August 8, 1991). After delivering
Murder_of_Athena_Strand
Belgian television series
This Is Not a Murder Mystery is a Belgian English-language murder mystery television series, set in England during the 1930s with an ensemble cast featuring
This_Is_Not_a_Murder_Mystery
2013 murder in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
17, 2013) was a semi-professional American football player. Lloyd was murdered by Aaron Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots of
Murder_of_Odin_Lloyd
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on Caroline Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
2022 murder in Utah, U.S.
Darden Richins was charged with the murder of her husband; financial charges were added on June 27, 2025, and the murder charges were amended on October 6
Murder_of_Eric_Richins
2024 Indian film by Homi Adajania
Murder Mubarak (transl. Congratulations on Murder) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film based on the novel Club You To Death written
Murder_Mubarak
2007 child murder in Abilene, Texas
13-year-old American, murdered his 4-year-old sister, Ella Bennett, in Abilene, Texas. Paris stabbed Ella 17 times. The motive for the murder was Paris's resentment
Murder_of_Ella_Bennett
2021 Polish film by Piotr Mularuk
In for a Murder (Polish: W jak morderstwo) is a 2021 Polish crime drama film directed by Piotr Mularuk [pl] and based on the novel W jak morderstwo by
In_for_a_Murder
Committing murder and suicide
A murder–suicide is an act where an individual intentionally kills one or more people, before or while also killing themselves. The suicide may be in response
Murder–suicide
1969 murders in Los Angeles, US
The Tate–LaBianca murders were a series of murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family during August 9–10, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United
Tate–LaBianca_murders
Assault and rape incident in India
Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, was raped and murdered in a college building. Her body was found in a seminar room on campus.
2024_Kolkata_rape_and_murder
2002 film by Barbet Schroeder
Murder by Numbers is a 2002 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Sandra Bullock in the main role
Murder_by_Numbers
2025 murder in Frisco, Texas, U.S.
2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while
Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
first-degree murder and felony murder are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states
Murder_in_United_States_law
1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US
embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings. Saldívar planned the murder over three weeks. Earlier in the day, Selena confronted Saldívar in her
Murder_of_Selena
Italian murder mystery
On 13 August 2007, 26-year-old Chiara Poggi was murdered in Garlasco, in the Province of Pavia, Italy. The crime had extensive media coverage in Italy
Murder_of_Chiara_Poggi
American organized crime groups in the 1930s and 1940s
Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group active from 1929 to 1941 that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate –
Murder,_Inc.
2023 American murder mystery film
Invitation to a Murder (released as An Invitation to Murder in the UK) is a 2023 American murder mystery film directed by Stephen Shimek and starring Mischa
Invitation_to_a_Murder
population dying by homicide per year. The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary. Only UNODC-vetted data is used in the main table to
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
murders include notable cases where victims were murdered in unknown circumstances. List of unsolved murders (before 1900) List of unsolved murders (1900–1979)
Lists_of_unsolved_murders
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
British former neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between
Lucy_Letby
South Korean serial killer (born 1963)
known for committing the Hwaseong serial murders (Korean: 화성 연쇄 살인 사건). Between 1986 and 1994, Lee murdered fifteen women and girls in addition to committing
Lee_Choon-jae
Topics referred to by the same term
Perfect murder may refer to: Perfect murder, a murder that left no clue to trace the perpetrators Perfect murder (fiction), the fiction subgenre Perfect
Perfect_murder
2013 Indian Hindi language film by Vishesh Bhatt
instalment in the Murder film series and a standalone sequel to the 2011 film Murder 2. An official remake of the 2011 film The Hidden Face, Murder 3 was released
Murder_3
Topics referred to by the same term
Murdaugh murders may refer to: Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, a Netflix true crime television series about the Murdaugh family Trial of Alex Murdaugh
Murdaugh_murders
March 2024 event in Brandon, Mississippi
On March 19, 2024, Ashley Smylie was murdered at her home in Brandon, Mississippi, United States, by her 14-year-old daughter, Carly Madison Gregg through
Murder_of_Ashley_Smylie
2025 American murder mystery film
Murder at the Embassy is a 2025 American murder mystery film directed by Stephen Shimek and starring Mischa Barton, Mido Hamada, Kojo Attah, Nell Barlow
Murder_at_the_Embassy
2001 single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's debut studio
Murder_on_the_Dancefloor
Canadian television series
The Murders is a Canadian police procedural drama television series created by Damon Vignale. Starring Jessica Lucas and produced by Muse Entertainment
The_Murders
2011 murder of a 15-year-old teenager in Florida
The murder of Seath Tyler Jackson (February 3, 1996 – April 17, 2011) occurred on April 17, 2011, in Summerfield, Florida, United States. On that day,
Murder_of_Seath_Jackson
2022 U.S.-U.K. television series
Murder in Provence is a British television mystery drama series based on the Verlacque and Bonnet detective novels by M. L. Longworth. A U.S. and U.K.
Murder_in_Provence
Topics referred to by the same term
Murder one usually refers to first-degree murder. Murder One may also refer to: Murder One (film), a 1988 biographical crime drama film Murder One (TV
Murder_One
1998 film by Andrew Davis
A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen. It
A_Perfect_Murder
2023 attack in Germany
On 14 June 2023, 21-year-old Eva Liu was murdered by 30-year-old Troy Philip Bohling in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany. Both Liu and Bohling were American
Neuschwanstein_murder
American serial killer (born 1949)
Green River Strangler, is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering forty-nine women between 1982 and 1998 in the northwestern United States
Gary_Ridgway
1980 double murder in Giarre, Italy
The Giarre murder was a 1980 double homicide in Giarre, Italy, that shocked Italy and helped spur the Italian homosexual rights movement. On 31 October
Giarre_murder
2024 murder in Athens, Georgia, US
Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was attacked and murdered while she was jogging at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia
Murder_of_Laken_Riley
1996 murder in California, United States
1996; declared legally dead May 25, 2002) was a 19-year-old American woman murdered by Paul Flores at the end of her first year on the campus of California
Murder_of_Kristin_Smart
1980 murder in New York City, US
which features a "phony-killer" who loathes hypocrisy. Chapman planned the murder over several months. Earlier in the day, he had met Lennon, who signed his
Murder_of_John_Lennon
2021 child murder in Florida, U.S.
2008 – May 9, 2021), a 13-year-old middle schooler and cheerleader, was murdered by Aiden Fucci (born November 6, 2006), a 14-year-old schoolmate, in St
Murder_of_Tristyn_Bailey
2025 murder of an Indian man by his wife in Meghalaya
orchestrating her husband's murder. According to the Meghalaya Police, Sonam allegedly hired contract killers and plotted Raja’s murder during the trip. The
Murder_of_Raja_Raghuvanshi
2023 murder trial in South Carolina, US
Murdaugh was the trial of former American lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021.
Trial_of_Alex_Murdaugh
American serial killer (1946–1989)
January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls throughout 1974, 1975, and 1978. His modus
Ted_Bundy
1985 studio album by the Smiths
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records. Following the release
Meat_Is_Murder
2024 killing of American CEO in New York City
include first degree murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon, and stalking. His terrorism-related murder charges in the
Killing_of_Brian_Thompson
1983 American TV series or program
Murder Me, Murder You is a 1983 American made-for-television mystery film starring Stacy Keach as Mickey Spillane's iconic hardboiled private detective
Murder_Me,_Murder_You
Homicide of a minor
Child murder, also known as pedicide, child manslaughter or child homicide, is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions
Child_murder
Crime of attempt in various jurisdictions
Attempted murder is a crime of attempt in various jurisdictions. Section 239 of the Criminal Code makes attempted murder punishable by a maximum of life
Attempted_murder
2012 murder in Pennsylvania, United States
that she and Eddy planned and carried out Neese's murder. Shoaf pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on May 1, 2013, and was sentenced to 30 years in
Murder_of_Skylar_Neese
American serial killer (1942–1994)
but served eighteen months. He murdered his first victim in 1972, had murdered twice more by the end of 1975, and murdered at least thirty victims after
John_Wayne_Gacy
1992 murder on Wimbledon Common, London, England
Napper – the man caught and convicted in 1995 for the Bisset murders – as Nickell's murderer; in 2008, Napper pleaded guilty to Nickell's manslaughter on
Killing_of_Rachel_Nickell
2004 Indian film
Hatya (transl. Murder) is a 2004 Hindi-language fantasy film directed by Kader Kashmiri. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Navin Nischol, Reema Lagoo and Varsha
Hatya_(2004_film)
2025 film by Bharat S. Shrinate and Jayant Sinha
Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film co-directed by Bharat S. Shrinate and Jayant Sinha, co-written
Udaipur_Files
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up murder of crows in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A murder of crows is the collective noun for a group of crows. Murder of crows may refer to:
Murder_of_Crows
2011 Indian film by Mohit Suri
Murder 2 is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir romantic slasher film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. It is the second installment
Murder_2
2018 killing of a British tourist in New Zealand
was murdered in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2018. A 26-year-old man, Jesse Shane Kempson, was charged on 8 December 2018 with her murder. Millane's
Murder_of_Grace_Millane
American actor (1928–1978)
Beginner's Luck. In the 1990s his friend John Henry Carpenter was tried for the murder but was acquitted, and the case remains officially unsolved. Crane's previously
Bob_Crane
1959 film by Otto Preminger
Anatomy of a Murder is a 1959 American legal drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958
Anatomy_of_a_Murder
American murderer (born 1972)
who was convicted of the murder of her husband. He was murdered on April 28th, 2004, in what media dubbed the "Suitcase Murder". She was sentenced to life
Melanie_McGuire
American hate crime and murder victim (1976–1998)
with first-degree murder following Shepard's death. Henderson pleaded guilty to murder, and McKinney was tried and found guilty of murder; each of them received
Matthew_Shepard
Legal killing of a person as punishment
commonly include serious crimes against a person, such as murder, assassination, mass murder, child murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, aircraft hijacking, war
Capital_punishment
2025 Vietnamese killing and snuff film
commercially-intended recording of a homicide, commonly called a snuff film. The murder suspect, former Vietnamese government official Đoàn Văn Sáng, was identified
Killing_of_Nguyễn_Xuân_Đạt
American murder victim (1924–1947)
1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January
Black_Dahlia
1989 murders in Stockholm, Sweden
The Porn Murders (Swedish: Porrmorden) refers to three unsolved murders in Stockholm in 1989 where the connection was that all three worked at porn video
Porn_Murders
2006 murder in Pocatello, US
wanted to reenact a similar murder in real life. They started a "Death List" of other potential victims the day of Stoddart's murder, following their initial
Murder_of_Cassie_Jo_Stoddart
2023 murder trial in Florida
17th Judicial Circuit in which the three were charged with robbing and murdering rapper and singer-songwriter Jahseh Onfroy, better known as XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion_murder_trial
Australian television drama series
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is an Australian detective comedy drama television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss_Fisher's_Murder_Mysteries
American crime drama television series (1984–1996)
Murder, She Wrote is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury
Murder,_She_Wrote
2012 case in Manjakkad, Shornur, Kerala, India
The Soumya murder case is a criminal case in India regarding the rape and murder of Soumya, a 23-year-old woman from Manjakkad, while travelling in a
Soumya_murder_case
1996 studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 5 February 1996 by Mute Records. As its title
Murder_Ballads
2025 film by Chris Columbus
The Thursday Murder Club is a 2025 American crime comedy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote, based on
The Thursday Murder Club (film)
The_Thursday_Murder_Club_(film)
Murder of women or girls because of their gender
feminicide is the intentional murder of women or girls in which they are exclusively targeted because of their gender or murder in which women or girls are
Femicide
American rapper (born 1971)
Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part
C-Murder
2025 double homicide in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
California. Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested later that day on suspicion of murder. The case against him is ongoing. Rob Reiner was an American actor, director
Killing of Rob and Michele Reiner
Killing_of_Rob_and_Michele_Reiner
Murders by mushroom poisoning in Victoria, Australia
On 29 July 2023, Erin Trudi Patterson murdered three of her relatives and seriously injured a fourth by serving beef Wellingtons containing highly toxic
Leongatha_mushroom_murders
Mass stabbing in Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Pennsylvania, on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. At the time of the murders, Kohberger was a PhD student completing his
2022 University of Idaho murders
2022_University_of_Idaho_murders
2008 murder of an American man in Mesa, Arizona
Alexander (July 28, 1977 – June 4, 2008) was an American salesman who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Ann Arias (born July 9, 1980), in his house
Murder_of_Travis_Alexander
English criminal (born 1947)
24 May 1947) is an English criminal and convicted murderer. He was acquitted in 1985 of the murder of a police officer in the grounds of his home, but
Kenneth_Noye
Murder motivated by sexual arousal
Lust murder, also called sexual homicide, is a homicide which occurs in tandem with either an overt sexual assault or sexually symbolic behavior. Lust
Lust_murder
American spree killer (1938–1959)
Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming between December 1957 and January
Charles_Starkweather
2022 shooting in Austin, Texas, US
surveillance footage placed her near the scene and evidence linked her to the murder. According to police and prosecutors, Armstrong's actions were motivated
Murder_of_Moriah_Wilson
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Arthurian Legend Shakespearean Welsh
A murderer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places called Billington, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill); the second is in Domesday Book as Belintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of Billa’; the one in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from an Old English personal name Billa + dūn ‘hill’. The place in Lancashire is the most likely source of the surname.John Billington (1580–1630), from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620 and an early settler in Plymouth Colony. Governor Bradford called him ‘the profanest’ of the settlers; eventually he was hanged for murder. His son Francis married and had children.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Murdered by Medea.
Girl/Female
Greek
Murdered Agamemnon.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Murderer of the Gods
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Beater; Murderer
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, murdered on Macbeth's orders.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A man of murder; a hireling.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Murder, butchery, guarding of the body, a cook'.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A murderer.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Woman who murdered her husband.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macbeth, with to Macbeth who urges him to murder Duncan, then later...
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a personal name of Gaulish origin, represented in Latin records in the form Caraunus. This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint who lived at Chartres and was murdered by robbers; his legend led to its widespread use as a personal name during the Middle Ages.English (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name for someone from Cairon in Calvados, France.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a carter, or possibly a cartwright, from a Norman and Picard form of Old French c(h)arron ‘cart’.There was a Caron or LeCaron, a missionary priest, in Quebec in 1615. The marriage of a Caron, of unknown origin, is recorded in Quebec in 1637.
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Basque, Bengali, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Swahili
Beauty of Darn Lips; Shining; Radiant; Brilliant; Glitter; An Evil Spirit who Abducts and Murders Children; New Born Flower
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncan's army. After his murder,...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Banbury, a place in Oxfordshire, named with the unattested Old English personal name Ban(n)a (possibly a byname meaning ‘felon’, ‘murderer’) + Old English burh ‘fort’, dative byrig.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Wild goat. In the Old Testament, Jael committed murder by driving a tent peg through a male...
Boy/Male
Greek
Murdered by his brother for theft.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Wife of Jason who murders her children.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A murderer.
MURDER
MURDER
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Muslim
Judge. Inevitable. Unavoidable.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Blessed
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Absorbed in Praising God
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Amman
Girl/Female
Indian
Thankful one
Boy/Male
English
Cloth thickener.
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the all-holy (Allah)
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Christian, Finnish, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Italian, Latin, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Spanish, Swedish
Soul; With Dark Red Lips; Nourishing Soul; All Good; Giving Nurture; Kind
Boy/Male
British, English
From Wake's Field
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Form of Dennis
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n.
To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.
n.
The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.
n.
One who murders his wife.
a.
Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
imp. & p. p.
of Murder
n.
The murder of a wife by her husband.
n.
To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.
n.
The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet.
n.
Murder.
n.
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
n.
A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.
a.
Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.
n.
A woman who commits murder.
a.
Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault.
a.
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
n.
A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Murder
n.
A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him.
n.
One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.
n.
One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.