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murder
VERB:

1. Law. to kill by an act constituting murder.

2. to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously.

3. to commit murder.

4. to kill (someone) unlawfully with premeditation or during the commission of a crime.

5. to kill brutally.

6. to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice.

7. to slaughter wantonly; slay.

Origin:

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English mo(u)rdre, murder, variant (influenced by Old French murdre, from Germanic) of murthre; see murther. [British Dictionary:] Old English morthor; related to Old English morth, Old Norse morth, Latin mors death; compare French meurtre. —Dictionary.com.

First Known Use of murder: Noun: before the 12th century. Verb: 13th century. History and Etymology for murder: Noun and Verb: partly from Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; partly from Middle English murdre, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English morthor; akin to Old High German mord murder, Latin mort-, mors death, mori to die, mortuus dead, Greek brotos mortal. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 26 July 2020 {7:44 PM}
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