homicide definition
homi·cide (häm′ə sīd′, hō′mə-)
noun
Etymology:
ME < OFr < LL homicidium, manslaughter, murder < L homicida, murderer < homo, a man (see homo) + caedere, to cut, kill: see -cide
any killing of one human being by another
Etymology:
ME < OFr < L homicida
a person who kills another
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