Meaning Of The Word Murder

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Murder Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Murder?

murder
variable noun: Murder is the deliberate and illegal killing of a person.
verb: To murder someone means to commit the crime of killing them deliberately.

murder in American English
the unlawful and malicious or premeditated killing of one human being by another; also, any killing done while committing some other felony, as rape or robbery
to kill (a person) unlawfully and with malice
noun: the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commissio

murder in British English
noun: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another

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