homicide
noun /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
/ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/
[countable, uncountable] (especially North American English, law- the crime of killing somebody deliberately
（蓄意）杀人罪 - The jury reached a verdict of justifiable homicide.
陪审团作出了正当杀人的裁决。 - He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.
他因杀人和侵犯他人身体的指控被逮捕。 - the homicide bureau (= the department of the US police that deals with murder)
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Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- culpable
- negligent
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- detective
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词源Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- ‘man’. - The jury reached a verdict of justifiable homicide.