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murder
noun
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mur·der | \ ˈmər-dər
\
Definition of murder
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice
aforethought was convicted of murder
2a
: something very difficult or dangerous the traffic was murder carrying the luggage was murder on my back
b
: something outrageous or blameworthy getting away with murder
3
: a flock of crows There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around.— Jeffrey Kluger
murder
verb
murdered; murdering\ ˈmər-d(ə-)riŋ
\
Definition of
murder (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
1
: to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice
2
: to slaughter wantonly
: slay
3a
: to put an end to
b
: tease,
torment
c
: mutilate,
mangle murders French
d
: to defeat badly
intransitive verb
: to commit murder