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murder
verbs
commit (a) murder
(= murder someone )
• Whoever had committed these murders had planned them carefully.
be guilty of murder
• They had wished him dead, but that did not make them guilty of murder.
accuse somebody of murder
(= say that you think someone murdered a person )
• Dillon was accused of both murders.
deny murder
(= say that you did not kill someone )
• The four accused men all deny murder.
charge somebody with murder
(= officially say that someone may be guilty of murder )
• Is there enough evidence to charge him with murder?
investigate a murder
• The police are investigating the murder of a homeless man.
solve a murder
(= find out who murdered someone )
• The murder has never been solved.
adjectives
a brutal/horrific murder
(= violent and cruel )
• He is wanted for the brutal murder of a young girl.
cold-blooded murder
(= not caused by strong emotions )
• He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger; it was cold-blooded murder.
premeditated murder
(= planned before it happens )
• He was charged with premeditated murder.
an unsolved murder
(= for which the killer has never been found )
• Police questioned the man about two unsolved murders.
attempted murder
(= the crime of trying to kill someone )
• I am arresting you for attempted murder.
first-degree murder
( also murder in the first degree ) American English (= the most serious type of murder under U.S. law )
• If convicted of first-degree murder, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
mass murder
(= of a large number of people )
• Hitler was responsible for the largest mass murder in history.
murder + NOUN
a murder victim
(= someone who has been murdered )
• The family of the murder victim pleaded for information to find the killer.
a murder weapon
(= the gun, knife etc used to murder someone )
• Have they found the murder weapon?
a murder scene
(= where a murder happened )
• His blood matched the blood found at the murder scene.
a murder investigation
• A murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.
a murder charge
(= an official statement saying someone may be guilty of murder )
• He has escaped a murder charge, but his career is finished.
phrases
a motive for murder
(= a reason to kill someone )
• Police believe the motive for the murders was robbery.
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verb ADV. barbarously, brutally, foully, in cold blood The boy was brutally murdered. They were murdered in cold blood. | ritually | allegedly VERB + MURDER attempt to, try to | plan to, plot to PHRASES admit/deny murdering sb, be accused of murdering sb, be charged with murdering sb She was arrested and charged with murdering the two children. | be convicted/found guilty of murdering sb, be found murdered He was found murdered in the cemetery., noun ADJ. brutal, horrific, terrible, vicious | cold-blooded, premeditated, wilful (law) a verdict of wilful murder | attempted | double, mass, multiple | terrorist | racial, sectarian | unsolved VERB + MURDER commit murders committed by terrorists | jail sb for | avenge He vowed to avenge his brother's murder. | witness | implicate sb in new evidence that implicated her in the murder | get away with (figurative) They let their children get away with murder! MURDER + VERB take place MURDER + NOUN victim | suspect | hunt (informal), inquiry, investigation | bid, plot | conviction | scene | mystery, story Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery.CRIME (for more verbs)
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