Definitions for murder
murder
mur·der
Spelling: [mur-der]
IPA: /ˈmɜr dər/
Murder is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 58 anagrams from letters in murder (demrru).
Definitions for murder
noun
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Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
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Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous:
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a group or flock of crows.
Idioms
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get away with murder, Informal. to engage in a deplorable activity without incurring harm or punishment:
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murder will out, a secret will eventually be exposed.
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yell / scream bloody murder,
to scream loudly in pain, fear, etc.
to protest loudly and angrily:
verb (used with object)
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Law. to kill by an act constituting murder.
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to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously.
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to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.:
verb (used without object)
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to commit murder.
Origin of murder
1300-50; Middle English mo(u)rdre, murder, variant (influenced by Old French murdre Germanic) of murthre murther