murder
kill intentionally and with premeditation
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,789 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,126 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- kill intentionally and with premeditation also: slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- alter so as to make unrecognizable also: mangle, mutilate The tourists murdered the French language
noun
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being also: slaying, execution
murder in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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That man would as soon murder you in your bed as look at you.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Discovery at the last moment that patient's father suffered himself to be hung for murder.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The detective who had met him in the village practically accused him of the murder.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1