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Unlawful killing of a human with malice
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse and committed with the necessary intent as defined by the law in
Murder
1930 film
Murder! is a 1930 British mystery thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman
Murder!
2020 murder and fetal abduction case in Texas
The murder of Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock (November 14, 1998 – October 9, 2020) was a case of murder and fetal abduction that occurred on October 9
Murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock
Murder_of_Reagan_Simmons-Hancock
Cinematic score by Bernard Herrmann
"The Murder" is a cue in the cinematic score written and composed by Bernard Herrmann for the horror-thriller film Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The_Murder
1978 film
It's Murder! is a 1978 amateur Super 8 crime comedy film directed by Sam Raimi while he was a student at Michigan State University. It was co-written and
It's_Murder!
Australian animated web series
Murder Drones is an Australian independent adult animated web series created, written, and directed by Liam Vickers and produced by Glitch Productions
Murder_Drones
2018 murder in Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was murdered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Onfroy was fatally shot by 22-year-old Michael
Murder_of_XXXTentacion
Act of murdering many people in a short span
Mass murder is the violent crime of killing a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic
Mass_murder
Murderer of multiple people
A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more
Serial_killer
Murder that is punishable by death
Capital murder refers to a category of murder in some parts of the US for which the perpetrator is eligible for the death penalty. In its original sense
Capital_murder
2003 film by Bong Joon Ho
Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo
Memories_of_Murder
1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US
embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings. Saldívar planned the murder over three weeks. Earlier in the day, Selena confronted Saldívar in her
Murder_of_Selena
2025 murder in Frisco, Texas, U.S.
2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while
Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up murder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being by another. Murder may also refer to: Murder!, 1930
Murder_(disambiguation)
1992 murder on Wimbledon Common, London, England
Napper – the man caught and convicted in 1995 for the Bisset murders – as Nickell's murderer, in 2008, Napper pleaded guilty to Nickell's manslaughter on
Killing_of_Rachel_Nickell
2018 mass murder in Colorado
early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Watts murdered his pregnant wife, Shanann, by strangulation, and their daughters, Bella
Watts_family_murders
2024 Indian film by Homi Adajania
Murder Mubarak (transl. Congratulations on Murder) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film based on the novel Club You To Death written
Murder_Mubarak
Crime of attempt in various jurisdictions
Attempted murder is a crime of attempt in various jurisdictions. Section 239 of the Criminal Code makes attempted murder punishable by a maximum of life
Attempted_murder
Committing murder and suicide
A murder–suicide is an act where an individual intentionally kills one or more people, before or while also killing themselves. The suicide may be in response
Murder–suicide
2022 American double murder
41°19′35″N 81°51′06″W / 41.32641°N 81.85153°W / 41.32641; -81.85153 The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately
Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan
Murder_of_Dominic_Russo_and_Davion_Flanagan
2013 Indian Hindi language film by Vishesh Bhatt
instalment in the Murder film series and a standalone sequel to the 2011 film Murder 2. An official remake of the 2011 film The Hidden Face, Murder 3 was released
Murder_3
1969 murders in Los Angeles, US
The Tate–LaBianca murders were a series of murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family during August 9–10, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United
Tate–LaBianca_murders
1963–65 serial child killings in England
The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October
Moors_murders
2024 German dark humor television series
Murder Mindfully (German: Achtsam Morden) is a German black comedy crime thriller television series based on the novel series of the same name by Karsten
Murder_Mindfully
2022 child murder in Texas, U.S.
Presley Monroe Strand (May 23, 2015 – November 30, 2022) was kidnapped and murdered by FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner (born August 8, 1991). After delivering
Murder_of_Athena_Strand
American organized crime groups in the 1930s and 1940s
Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group active from 1929 to 1941 that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate –
Murder,_Inc.
1985 studio album by the Smiths
Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records. Following the release
Meat_Is_Murder
1980 double murder in Giarre, Italy
The Giarre murder was a 1980 double homicide in Giarre, Italy, that shocked Italy and helped spur the Italian homosexual rights movement. On 31 October
Giarre_murder
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
British former neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between
Lucy_Letby
2001 single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's debut studio
Murder_on_the_Dancefloor
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up murder of crows in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A murder of crows is the collective noun for a group of crows. Murder of crows may refer to:
Murder_of_Crows
2024 murder of an American rapper in Florida
Charles Andrew Jones II, known professionally as Julio Foolio, was shot and murdered by members of a rival gang in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida. For
Murder_of_Julio_Foolio
2013 murder in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
17, 2013) was a semi-professional American football player. Lloyd was murdered by Aaron Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots of
Murder_of_Odin_Lloyd
2025 murder of an Indian man by his wife in Meghalaya
orchestrating her husband's murder. According to the Meghalaya Police, Sonam allegedly hired contract killers and plotted Raja’s murder during the trip. The
Murder_of_Raja_Raghuvanshi
2024 British mystery thriller TV series
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a British mystery thriller television series based on the 2019 novel by Holly Jackson, adapted by Poppy Cogan, directed
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series)
A_Good_Girl's_Guide_to_Murder_(TV_series)
2025 murder in Southampton, England
On 3 December 2025, Henry Nowak, an 18‑year‑old university student, was murdered in Southampton by 23‑year‑old Vickrum Singh Digwa. Police bodycam footage
Murder_of_Henry_Nowak
2023 attack in Germany
On 14 June 2023, 21-year-old Eva Liu was murdered by 30-year-old Troy Philip Bohling in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany. Both Liu and Bohling were American
Neuschwanstein_murder
British television series
A Taste for Murder is a British crime drama television series created by Matt Baker for ITVX and BritBox set in Italy. The series began streaming from
A_Taste_for_Murder
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up scream blue murder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blue Murder may refer to: Blue Murder (Beatrix Christian play), a 1994 play by Beatrix Christian
Blue_Murder
Unnatural death caused by social, political, or economic factors
Social murder (translated from the German term sozialer Mord) is a concept used to describe unnatural or premature deaths that occurs due to preventable
Social_murder
2007 child murder in Abilene, Texas
Paris Lee Bennett murdered his 4-year-old sister, Ella Bennett, in Abilene, Texas. Paris stabbed Ella 17 times. The motive for the murder was Paris's resentment
Murder_of_Ella_Bennett
American Second World War film (2024)
Murder Company is a 2024 Alternate History action war film about American paratroopers in alternate version of World War II on a secret mission in Normandy
Murder_Company
Homicide of a minor
Child murder, also known as pedicide, child manslaughter or child homicide, is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions
Child_murder
2011 Indian film by Mohit Suri
Murder 2 is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir romantic slasher film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. It is the second installment
Murder_2
1998 film by Andrew Davis
A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen. It
A_Perfect_Murder
1989 murder of Japanese high school girl
17-year-old Japanese high school student who was abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered. Her abuse was mainly perpetrated by four male teenagers—Hiroshi Miyano
Murder_of_Junko_Furuta
French television series
Murders in... is a French television series, distributed on France 3 since 2013. Each episode centers around a mystery in a different city or region,
Murders_in...
1996 studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 5 February 1996 by Mute Records. As its title
Murder_Ballads
2024 Indian TV series or programme
Murder In Mahim is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language crime drama TV series on JioCinema written by Mustafa Neemuchwala and Udai Singh Pawar and directed by
Murder_in_Mahim
2004 British TV series or programme
In Denial of Murder is a two-part British television crime drama series, written by Neil McKay and directed by David Richards, that first broadcast on
In_Denial_of_Murder
Criminal offence in Georgia, USA, of a homicide committed with malice
Malice murder is a criminal offense in the U.S. state of Georgia, committed when a homicide is done with express or implied malice. According to Georgia
Malice_murder
1980 murder in New York City, US
which features a "phony-killer" who loathes hypocrisy. Chapman planned the murder over several months. Earlier in the day, he had met Lennon, who signed his
Murder_of_John_Lennon
2025 child homicide in California, US
as D4vd. In April 2026, Burke was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age, and unlawful
Killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Killing_of_Celeste_Rivas_Hernandez
population dying by homicide per year. The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary. Only UNODC-vetted data is used in the main table to
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
1976 film by Robert Moore
Murder by Death is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote
Murder_by_Death
Type of murder
A torture murder is a murder where death was preceded by the torture of the victim. In many legal jurisdictions a murder involving "exceptional brutality
Torture_murder
2011 murder in Bethesda, Maryland, US
The Lululemon murder occurred on March 11, 2011, at a Lululemon store located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, when store employee
Lululemon_murder
2014 German TV series or program
Murder by the Lake is a German-Austrian TV crime series that has been produced since 2014 by Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Graf Filmproduktion
Murder_by_the_Lake
2021 rape and murder of a young girl in Alabama
capital murder and rape and other charges, and sentenced to death in April 2024, while Siple, who was originally charged with capital murder, pleaded
Murder_of_Kamarie_Holland
American rapper (born 1971)
Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part
C-Murder
1992 murder in Manchester, England
The murder of Suzanne Capper was committed in Greater Manchester, England in December 1992. Capper, aged 16, died in Withington Hospital on 18 December
Murder_of_Suzanne_Capper
2025 American murder mystery film
Murder at the Embassy is a 2025 American murder mystery film directed by Stephen Shimek and starring Mischa Barton, Mido Hamada, Kojo Attah, Nell Barlow
Murder_at_the_Embassy
2015 American true crime documentary series
Making a Murderer is an American true crime documentary television series written and directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos. The show tells the story
Making_a_Murderer
2021 Polish film by Piotr Mularuk
In for a Murder (Polish: W jak morderstwo) is a 2021 Polish crime drama film directed by Piotr Mularuk [pl] and based on the novel W jak morderstwo by
In_for_a_Murder
Topics referred to by the same term
Murder one usually refers to first-degree murder. Murder One may also refer to: Murder One (film), a 1988 biographical crime drama film Murder One (TV
Murder_One
1979 missing-person case
2001. In 2012, Pedro Hernandez was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. After a mistrial and retrial, on February 14
Disappearance_of_Etan_Patz
Statutory offense in Britain and Ireland
Soliciting to murder is a statutory offence of incitement in England and Wales and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In common parlance, the
Soliciting_to_murder
Type of ballad dealing with crime or death
Murder ballads are a subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death. Their lyrics form a narrative describing the events
Murder_ballad
murders include notable cases where victims were murdered in unknown circumstances. List of unsolved murders (before 1900) List of unsolved murders (1900–1979)
Lists_of_unsolved_murders
Book by James Hilton
Murder at School is a detective novel by James Hilton first published in 1931 under the pen-name Glen Trevor. It was released in the United States in 1933
Murder_at_School
2017 Japanese film
The Third Murder (三度目の殺人, Sandome no Satsujin) is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It was screened
The_Third_Murder
Belgian television series
This Is Not a Murder Mystery is a Belgian English-language murder mystery television series, set in England during the 1930s with an ensemble cast featuring
This_Is_Not_a_Murder_Mystery
2012 South Korean film
Confession of Murder (Korean: 내가 살인범이다; lit. 'I Am the Murderer') is a 2012 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Jung Byung-gil.
Confession_of_Murder
March 2024 event in Brandon, Mississippi
On March 19, 2024, Ashley Smylie was murdered at her home in Brandon, Mississippi, United States, by her 14-year-old daughter, Carly Madison Gregg through
Murder_of_Ashley_Smylie
2002 double murder in Cambridgeshire, England
caretaker, Ian Huntley, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. Both children were murdered – most likely by asphyxiation – and their bodies disposed of in an irrigation
Soham_murders
2007 disappearance and murder of a woman in Colorado, US
The murder of Paige Birgfeld occurred on June 28, 2007, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Birgfeld, a 34-year-old woman, was reported missing by her 8-year-old
Murder_of_Paige_Birgfeld
2025 Vietnamese killing and snuff film
commercially intended recording of a homicide, commonly called a snuff film. The murder suspect, former Vietnamese government official Đoàn Văn Sáng, was revealed
Killing_of_Nguyễn_Xuân_Đạt
1983 American TV series or program
Murder Me, Murder You is a 1983 American made-for-television mystery film starring Stacy Keach as Mickey Spillane's iconic hardboiled private detective
Murder_Me,_Murder_You
Murder motivated by sexual arousal
Lust murder, also called sexual homicide, is a homicide which occurs in tandem with either an overt sexual assault or sexually symbolic behavior. Lust
Lust_murder
2024 killing of American CEO in New York City
include first-degree murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon, and stalking. His terrorism-related murder charges in the
Killing_of_Brian_Thompson
Homicide in Sweden (1889)
The Yngsjö murder is the common name of one of Sweden's most notorious murder cases, which occurred on March 28, 1889, in Yngsjö, Skåne. Anna Månsdotter
Yngsjö_murder
British crime drama series
The Good Ship Murder is a British television crime drama series created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Mike Benson, set on a luxury Mediterranean cruise
The_Good_Ship_Murder
Malaysian singer and murderer (1956–2001)
Malaysian pop singer and murderer. She was executed on 2 November 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of Batu Talam state assemblyman
Mona_Fandey
2013 murder of an abused American boy in Palmdale, California
boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre. Both were charged and convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances of torture. Pearl was sentenced to life imprisonment
Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
American mystery medical crime drama television series (1993–2001)
Diagnosis: Murder is an American mystery medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes
Diagnosis:_Murder
Murder of American girl
Casey Parsons in the case. Casey Parsons pleaded guilty to first degree murder on August 2, 2019, in Rowan County Superior Court. She was sentenced to
Murder_of_Erica_Parsons
Topics referred to by the same term
Perfect murder may refer to: Perfect murder, a murder that left no clue to trace the perpetrators Perfect murder (fiction), the fiction subgenre Perfect
Perfect_murder
2026 Hindi-language film
Motive For Murder (also known as M4M – Motive For Murder) is a 2026 Indian psychological crime thriller film directed and produced by Mohan Vadlapatla
Motive_for_Murder_(film)
Australian television drama series
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is an Australian detective comedy drama television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss_Fisher's_Murder_Mysteries
1976 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1976 and
Sleeping_Murder
1971 American TV series or program
They Call It Murder is a 1971 American television film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Jim Hutton. They Call It Murder is a two-hour television
They_Call_It_Murder
Criminal punishment
considered extremely serious and usually violent. Examples of these crimes are murder, torture, terrorism, child abuse resulting in death, rape, espionage, treason
Life_imprisonment
2002 film by Barbet Schroeder
Murder by Numbers is a 2002 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Sandra Bullock in the main role
Murder_by_Numbers
1997 murder of a teenager in Canada
British Columbia, Canada. Her status as a victim of bullying prior to her murder attracted substantial media attention in Canada. Eight teenagers were tried
Murder_of_Reena_Virk
2019 child murder in New York, U.S.
murdered by a male friend, Brandon Andrew Clark, on July 14, 2019. Following a botched suicide attempt, Clark was charged with second-degree murder.
Murder_of_Bianca_Devins
2021 child murder in Florida, U.S.
2008 – May 9, 2021), a 13-year-old middle schooler and cheerleader, was murdered by Aiden Fucci (born November 6, 2006), a 14-year-old schoolmate, in St
Murder_of_Tristyn_Bailey
Mexican professional wrestler
Murder Clown (born March 1, 1986) is the ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler, signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Murder Clown's ring character
Murder_Clown
American serial killer (1946–1989)
January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls between 1974 and 1978. His modus operandi
Ted_Bundy
2011 murder of a 15-year-old teenager in Florida
The murder of Seath Tyler Jackson (February 3, 1996 – April 17, 2011) occurred on April 17, 2011, in Summerfield, Florida, United States. On that day,
Murder_of_Seath_Jackson
2022 murder in Utah, U.S.
Darden Richins was charged with the murder of her husband; financial charges were added on June 27, 2025, and the murder charges were amended on October 6
Murder_of_Eric_Richins
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Greek Latin
Murdered by Medea.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Wild goat. In the Old Testament, Jael committed murder by driving a tent peg through a male...
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Indian, Sanskrit
Beater; Murderer
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Arthurian Legend
A murderer.
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Biblical
A man of murder; a hireling.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Woman who murdered her husband.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a personal name of Gaulish origin, represented in Latin records in the form Caraunus. This name was borne by a 5th-century Breton saint who lived at Chartres and was murdered by robbers; his legend led to its widespread use as a personal name during the Middle Ages.English (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name for someone from Cairon in Calvados, France.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a carter, or possibly a cartwright, from a Norman and Picard form of Old French c(h)arron ‘cart’.There was a Caron or LeCaron, a missionary priest, in Quebec in 1615. The marriage of a Caron, of unknown origin, is recorded in Quebec in 1637.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Murderer of the Gods
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A murderer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places called Billington, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill); the second is in Domesday Book as Belintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of Billa’; the one in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from an Old English personal name Billa + dūn ‘hill’. The place in Lancashire is the most likely source of the surname.John Billington (1580–1630), from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620 and an early settler in Plymouth Colony. Governor Bradford called him ‘the profanest’ of the settlers; eventually he was hanged for murder. His son Francis married and had children.
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Greek
Murdered Agamemnon.
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Greek
Murdered by his brother for theft.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Murder, butchery, guarding of the body, a cook'.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Shakespearean Welsh
A murderer.
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Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncan's army. After his murder,...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Banbury, a place in Oxfordshire, named with the unattested Old English personal name Ban(n)a (possibly a byname meaning ‘felon’, ‘murderer’) + Old English burh ‘fort’, dative byrig.
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Basque, Bengali, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Swahili
Beauty of Darn Lips; Shining; Radiant; Brilliant; Glitter; An Evil Spirit who Abducts and Murders Children; New Born Flower
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, murdered on Macbeth's orders.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macbeth, with to Macbeth who urges him to murder Duncan, then later...
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Wife of Jason who murders her children.
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Muslim/Islamic
He who cures
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Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Immortal Everlasting
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Lakshmi who is as Graceful as an Elephant
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Judgement
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Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Old Arabic Name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Laswell, which is of unknown origin. It may be a variant of Lascelles.
Girl/Female
Indian
A narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Hindu
Name of a sage, An ancient name
Girl/Female
British, Dutch, English
Bitter
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Irish
Poet
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n.
The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet.
a.
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
n.
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
n.
A woman who commits murder.
n.
A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece.
n.
A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him.
a.
Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Murder
n.
One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.
imp. & p. p.
of Murder
n.
To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.
n.
One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.
n.
The murder of a wife by her husband.
n.
Murder.
n.
The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.
a.
Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.
n.
To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.
a.
Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault.
n.
One who murders his wife.
n.
A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.