(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
“She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?”“As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”
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(countable) A person who kills another.
We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?
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(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
The medical examiner was behind on autopsies and cranky, so we didn't even know if the old guy in the pool was a homicide.
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