homicide
noun/ˈhɑməˌsaɪd/
Frequency rank: #5,370 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The act of killing another human being.
Example sentence
The detective was called to investigate the homicide that had occurred in the downtown area.
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