noun · neutral
homicide
UK/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/US/ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/HOM·i·cide
Band 6-7speakingtask2
the killing of one person by another; a legal term covering different kinds of killing
Examples
“The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.”
“There has been a rise in homicides in the city this year.”
“Police are investigating the suspected homicide.”
Band 8 sentence
“The forensic report confirmed homicide, prompting detectives to reopen their inquiries into the victim's associates.”
Collocations
- charge someone with homicide
- crime of homicide
Word family
homicide nounhomicidal adjective
Common mistakes
murder→homicide
kill→homicide
Say it for a higher band
5killing→6murder→7+homicide
Synonyms
murder
Easily confused
murder
“The defendant was charged with murder.”
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