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How to pronounce homicide in English?

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Type Words
Type of putting to death, kill, killing
Has types murder, shooting, execution, slaying, honor killing, manslaughter
Derivation homicidal

Examples of homicide

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Homicide rates in Medellin rose by 32% in 2008, according to the mayor's office.
From the time.com
Forensic entomology is often used to estimate a date of death in homicide cases.
From the sciencedaily.com
Lt. Ken Landwehr, head of homicide, called him to say a little girl was missing.
From the kansas.com
Accomplice Barry Smith pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
From the hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has ruled his death a homicide.
From the chron.com
This is the same homicide of passenger rail as occurred in America 60 years ago.
From the economist.com
A wise cop taught me years ago about the first step in a homicide investigation.
From the stltoday.com
It's not an indictment of society in any way, because homicide occurs so rarely.
From the times.co.nz
Last month, a Kane County coroner's jury ruled the death homicide by negligence.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • The killing of a human being by another human being
  • (homicidal) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs"
  • Homicide (homicidium, homo man + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of a human killing a human being. A common form of homicide, for example, would be murder. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English. ...
  • Homicide is a crime drama written and directed by David Mamet, and released in 1991. The film's cast includes Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, and Ving Rhames. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
  • Homicide was an Australian police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1977.
  • Homicide, according to the Spanish Criminal Code 1995 is a crime which contravenes the legal right to "independent human life". It is found in article 138 which states: "He who kills another will be punished, as a defendant of homicide, with a prison sentence of ten to fifteen years".
  • Nelson Rodriguez Erazo (born March 20, 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide. ...
  • Homicidal is a 1961 thriller film produced and directed by the self-proclaimed "King of Showmanship", William Castle. Written by Robb White, the film stars Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Bunce, Richard Rust, and Joan Marshall (billed as Jean Arless). ...
  • The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional; A person who kills another; A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else