kill — vb Kill, slay, murder, assassinate, dispatch, execute are comparable when meaning to deprive of life or to put to death. Kill is so general that it merely states the fact and does not, except in special phrases (as Thou shalt not kill ), suggest… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
murder — [n] killing annihilation, assassination, blood, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, crime, death, destruction, dispatching, felony, foul play*, hit*, homicide, knifing, liquidation, lynching, manslaughter, massacre, off*, offing*, one way ticket*, rub… … New thesaurus
Murder (United States law) — For a general discussion of the law of murder, see murder. In the United States, the principle of dual sovereignty applies to homicide, as to other crimes. If murder is committed within the borders of a state, that state has jurisdiction.… … Wikipedia
kill — 1 /kIl/ verb 1 MAKE SB/STH DIE (I, T) to make a living thing die: His parents were killed in a plane crash. | What s the best way to kill weeds? | Drug abuse can kill. | kill yourself: You re going to kill yourself on that motorcycle. | The jury… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
death — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of life Nouns 1. death, expiration, decease, demise, the grave, the narrow bed, one s latter end; end, cessation; loss, extinction, or ebb of life, mortality experience; dissolution, departure,… … English dictionary for students
Murder in English law — Murder is an offence under the common law of England and Wales. It is considered the most serious form of homicide, in which one person kills another either intending to cause death or intending to cause serious injury (originally termed malice… … Wikipedia
Murder of Selena — The Mirador de la Flor, which was unveiled in 1997 in honor of Selena, was sculpted by H.W. Buddy Tatum and was funded by the Devary Durril Foundation.[1] … Wikipedia
Death Eater — Death Eaters Harry Potter association Lord Voldemort (centre) with Bellatrix Lestrange (left), Lucius Malfoy (right) and several masked Death Eaters (back) in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix … Wikipedia
murder — mur·der 1 / mər dər/ n [partly from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin]: the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation); esp: such a… … Law dictionary
