Definitions for Murder
ˈmɜr dərmur·der

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. murder, slaying, executionverb

   unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

2. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeverb

   kill intentionally and with premeditation

   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

3. mangle, mutilate, murderverb

   alter so as to make unrecognizable

   "The tourists murdered the French language"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. murdernoun

   An act of deliberate killing of another human being.

   There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.

2. murdernoun

   The crime of deliberate killing.

   The defendant was charged with murder.

3. murdernoun

   (When used as a predicative noun): Something terrible to endure.

   This headache is murder.

4. murdernoun

   The collective noun for crows

5. murderverb

   To deliberately kill (a person or persons).

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

6. murderverb

   To defeat decisively.

   Our team is going to murder them.

7. murderverb

   To botch or mangle

8. murderverb

   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!

9. murderverb

   to devour, ravish.

   I could murder a hamburger right now.

10. Etymology: From murder, murdre, mourdre "murder", alteration of earlier murthre (see murther) from morþor and myrþra, both from murþran, from mrtro-, from. Akin to
    033C
    0330
    033F
    0342
    0338
    0342, mord, morð, myrþrian.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MURDERnoun

   The act of killing a man unlawfully; the act of killing criminally.

   Etymology: morðor, morder , Sax. murdrum, law Lat.

   Kill men i’ th’ dark! where be these bloody thieves?
   Ho murder! murder! William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Now witchcraft celebrates
   Pale Hecate’s offerings; and wither’d murder,
   With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his design
   Moves like a ghost. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Blood hath been shed ere now, i’ th’ olden time,
   Ere human statute purg’d the general weal;
   Ay, and since too, murders have been perform’d
   Too terrible for th’ ear. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far,
   And makes a massacre what was a war. Dryden.

   The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry. John Locke.

2. To Murderverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To kill a man unlawfully.

   If he dies, I murder him, not they. Dryden.

   2. To destroy; to put an end to.

   Can’st thou quake and change thy colour,
   Murder thy breath in middle of a word,
   And then again begin, and stop again. William Shakespeare.

   Let the mutinous winds
   Strike the proud cedars to the fiery sun;
   Murd’ring impossibility, to make
   What cannot be, slight work. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murder

   Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or plausible/moral intent, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of malice, brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness. Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation. In most countries, a person convicted of murder generally faces a long-term prison sentence, a life sentence, or even a death penalty.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murder

   Murder is the intentional killing of another person without any legal justification or excuse. It is a criminal offense characterized by the deliberate and premeditated act of causing someone's death, often accompanied by malice aforethought. The motives behind murder can vary, including but not limited to, personal vendettas, jealousy, revenge, or the desire to eliminate a perceived threat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murdernoun

   the offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide

2. Murdernoun

   to kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n

3. Murdernoun

   to destroy; to put an end to

4. Murdernoun

   to mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English

5. Etymology: [OE. morder, morther, AS. moror, fr. mor murder; akin to D. moord, OS. mor, G., Dan., & Sw. mord, Icel. mor, Goth. marr, OSlav. mrti to die, Lith. mirti, W. marw dead, L. mors, mortis, death, mori, moriri, to die, Gr. broto`s (for mroto`s) mortal, 'a`mbrotos immortal, Skr. m to die, mta death. 105. Cf. Amaranth, Ambrosia, Mortal.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murder

   Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this premeditated state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide. A person who commits murder is called a murderer. As the loss of a human being inflicts enormous grief upon the individuals close to the victim, and the commission of a murder is highly detrimental to the good order within society, most societies both present and in antiquity have considered it a most serious crime worthy of the harshest of punishment. In most countries, a person convicted of murder is typically given a long prison sentence, possibly a life sentence where permitted, and in some countries, the death penalty may be imposed for such an act – though this practice is becoming less common. Due to the gravity of the offense, there is generally no statute of limitations for murder.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murder

   mur′dėr, n. the act of putting a person to death, intentionally and from malice.—v.t. to commit murder: to destroy: to put an end to.—n. Mur′derer, one who murders, or is guilty of murder:—fem. Mur′deress.—adj. Mur′derous, guilty of murder: consisting in, or fond of, murder: bloody: cruel.—adv. Mur′derously.—n. Mur′dress, a battlement with interstices for firing through.—Murder in the first degree, murder with deliberation and premeditation, or that committed in the furtherance of any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary—in the second degree, murder of all other kinds; Murder will out, murder cannot remain hidden. [A.S. morthor—morth, death; Ger. mord, Goth. maurthr; cf. L. mors, mortis, death.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Murder' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1895

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Murder' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3928

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Murder' in Nouns Frequency: #768

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Murder' in Verbs Frequency: #655

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Anagrams for Murder »

1. redrum

How to pronounce Murder?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Murder in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Murder in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Murder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Murder in a Sentence

1. Josef Schuster:

   The thousands of people who worked in the concentration camps kept the murder machinery running. They were part of the system, therefore they should also take responsibility for it, it is bitter that the defendant has denied his activities at that time until the end and has shown no remorse.

2. Kevin Steele:

   Since August 2019, a family has been searching for information about their missing son. Today, we shared with them the tragic details of his death and will be able to return his remains to them for a proper burial, this is yet another case of relationship violence that turned into a murder.

3. Keith Baraka:

   As the murder of George Floyd drew attention worldwide to police abuse of Black men, we must also remember that police violence comes in many forms—including through the dehumanization that results when officers treat Black men like criminals. I am grateful to District Attorney Boudin for valuing Black lives and for refusing to excuse police violence.

4. Zhanna Nemtsova:

   It was a political murder, though the investigation committee doesn't want to admit this.

5. Joe Hogsett:

   This morning, one or more individuals perpetrated an act of evil in our city, while we're still learning more about the circumstances that led to this incident, I want to be very clear about something : What happened this morning was not an act of simple gun violence. ... What happened this morning was a mass murder.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Murder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Murder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Murder
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Murder
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Murder
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Murder
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Murder