murder Definition
mur·der (mʉr′dər)
noun
- the unlawful and malicious or premeditated killing of one human being by another; also, any killing done while committing some other felony, as rape or robbery
- ☆ Informal something very hard, unsafe, or disagreeable to do or deal with
Etymology: ME murthir, mordre < OE & OFr: OE morthor, akin to ON morth, Goth maurthr; OFr mordre < Frank *morthr: all ult. < IE *mṛtóm < base *mer- > mortal
transitive verb
- to kill (a person) unlawfully and with malice
- to kill inhumanly or barbarously, as in warfare
- to spoil, mar, etc., as in performance the song was murdered by the singer
intransitive verb
to commit murder
murder Idioms
get away with murder
☆Slang to escape detection of or punishment for a blameworthy act
murder will out
- a murder or murderer will always be revealed
- any secret or wrongdoing will be revealed sooner or later
murder Synonyms
murder
n.
get away with murder*
murder Synonyms
murder
v.
murder Law Definition
n
first degree murder
murder-suicide
second degree murder
murder Usage Examples
Object
prostitute: The Ripper murdered five prostitutes within 10 weeks in the autumn of 1888.
Converse of object
- commit: How unlikely is it the King's advocate should have malice against persons who commit murder, or should even know them at all.
- scream: A few years back, Liars were screaming nonsensical murder and doing things with guitars that were illegal in 33 states.
- investigate: Death's Shadow: Barnaby and Troy are called to investigate the murder of wealthy property developer.
- condemn: Parnell publicly condemned the murders and rode out the storm of public indignation to push for a policy of Home Rule for Ireland.
- solve: Chang " ) in order to solve a murder at an English estate.
Subject
IRA: John Baxter was an ex-cadet of the squadron who was murdered by the IRA.
Adjective modifier
- attempted: On Friday a grand jury officially indicted Miller on two charges of attempted second degree murder relating to the 2001 incident.
- brutal: We will get to the truth of the events that lead to the brutal murder of my brother on 2nd April.
- unsolved: FAIR working in close co-operation with local police to look again at the hundreds of unsolved murders in South Armagh.
- cold-blooded: They knew it was cold-blooded murder that they were doing at Muhammad's request.
- wilful: The same evening I attended the inquest, and heard a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown " returned.
- grisly: Soon afterward the girl is found murdered in the woods - the first in a series of grisly, gruesome murders.
Modifies a noun
- mystery: Click here for the latest murder mystery breaks from Ramada Jarvis.
- victim: Thereâs no kudos being named after a murder victim.
- inquiry: David is advisor to DAC John Grieve on the McGowan murder inquiry in Telford.
- investigation: The Stephen Lawrence murder investigation should formally have been a " B " category investigation.
Preposition: of
policeman: For example three were charged with the armed robbery of a jeweler, four with the murder of two policemen.
Preposition: with
impunity: The ' Legitimate Defense of Honor ' , or murder with impunity?
Preposition: by
IRA: John Baxter was an ex-cadet of the squadron who was murdered by the IRA.

