murder

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UK /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ US /ˈmɝ.dɚ/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

barbarously, brutally, foully, in cold blood

The innocent family was murdered in cold blood by the gang members.

ritually | allegedly

VERB + MURDER

attempt to, try to | plan to, plot to

PHRASES

admit/deny murdering sb, be accused of murdering sb, be charged with murdering sb

The suspect has been accused of murdering his business partner during a robbery.

be convicted/found guilty of murdering sb, be found murdered

The detective discovered that the victim had been found murdered in her apartment three days earlier.

(noun.)

ADJ

brutal, horrific, terrible, vicious

cold-blooded, premeditated, wilful

The detective believed the killing was premeditated murder, not a crime of passion.

attempted | double, mass, multiple | terrorist | racial, sectarian | unsolved

VERB + MURDER

commit

The police officer explained how the suspect had committed the murder three years ago.

jail sb for

avenge

The detective promised to avenge the victim's murder and bring the killer to justice.

witness

implicate sb in

The detective's report implicated three suspects in the murder of the shopkeeper.

get away with

His parents are so lenient that he can get away with murder at home.

MURDER + VERB

take place

MURDER + NOUN

victim | suspect

hunt

Police launched a murder hunt after the robbery suspect disappeared from the city.

inquiry, investigation | bid, plot | conviction | scene

mystery, story

The detective spent months trying to solve the complicated murder case that had shocked the entire town.

Definitions

noun

The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.

The defendant was charged with murder.

One of the most urgent tasks facing me after 1 assumed office was to assure the country that everything possible was being done to uncover the truth surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. John Kennedy had been murdered, and a troubled, puzzled, and outraged nation wanted to know the facts.

The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.

The act of killing a person (or sometimes another being) unlawfully, especially with predetermination

There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.

The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

Something terrible to endure.

This headache is murder.

A group of crows; the collective noun for crows.

For his part, Melchior was growing unhappy with the murder of crows. They had been patiently following Arthur for hours, trailing him from town to country.

Without the murder of crows roosting in its branches, Nevermore Tree looked as bare as a skeleton.

verb

To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination

The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband.

In the meane time it chaunced, that Marcus Papyrius ſtroke one of the Galles on the heade with his ſtaffe, because he preſumed to ſtroke his bearde: with whiche iniurie the Gaulle beeing prouoked, ſlue Papyrius (as he ſate) with hys ſworde, and therewith the ſlaughter being begun with one, all the reſidue of thoſe auncient fatherly men as they ſat in theyr Chayres were ſlaine and cruelly murthered.

To defeat decisively.

Our team is going to murder them.

To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).

He's torn my best shirt. When I see him, I'll murder him!

To botch or mangle.

Dr. Caius, the Frenchman in the play, and Evans the Welshman, "Gallia et Guallia," succeed pretty well in their efforts to murder the language.

To devour, ravish.

I could murder a hamburger right now.

“Is that so? Well, I could murder a cup of tea,” said Auntie Flip.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human be

slaying
execution

verb — alter so as to make unrecognizable

verb — kill intentionally and with premeditation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

scream bloody murder

To scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.

murder will out

A murderer will always be discovered.

half murder

The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.

That was the half murder. The next one was a liquor seller, Philips Daruwala, and that was the first proper murder.

Example Bank

The defendant was charged with murder.

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Reggie Clemons has one last chance to save his life. After 19 years on death row in Missouri for the murder of two young women, he has been granted a final opportunity to persuade a judge that he shou

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The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband.

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Our team is going to murder them.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, murder is marked as figuratively, colloquial, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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