- pronunciation:
- ha
mih
saId
[or]
ho
mih
saId
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of killing another person; murder.
Now that the shooting victim has died, the suspect is accused of homicide.- similar words:
- murder
|
| definition 2: |
a person who has killed another person; murderer.
- similar words:
- butcher
|
| related words: |
manslaughter |
The word homicide
contains the following parts:
cis, cid1, -cide
Latin
root
that means
to cut, to kill
Example words:
hom
Latin
root
that means
man, human
Example words: