Definition of murder

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of murder is as below...

Murder (n.) To destroy; to put an end to.

Lern More About Murder

Parricide :: Parricide (n.) The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor.
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
Blood :: Blood (n.) The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction..
Regicide :: Regicide (n.) The killing or the murder of a king.
Cutthroat :: Cutthroat (n.) One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.
Bluebeard :: Bluebeard (n.) The hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate..
Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel..
Blood Money :: Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser..
Vendetta :: Vendetta (n.) A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.
Cannibalism :: Cannibalism (n.) The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
Vaticide :: Vaticide (n.) The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet..
Self-murderer :: Self-murderer (n.) A suicide.
Bravo :: Bravo (a.) A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
Weregild :: Weregild (n.) The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer..
Infanticide :: Infanticide (n.) The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
Murderment :: Murderment (n.) Murder.
Murtherer :: Murtherer (n.) A murderer.
Tyrannicidal :: Tyrannicidal (a.) Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant..
Murder :: Murder (n.) To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us