homicide
/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/noun
mass noun
1- the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder谋杀, 凶杀, 他杀：
he was charged with homicide
他被指控谋杀
count noun knives account for a third of all homicides.使用匕首的凶案占所有凶杀案的三分之一。
1.1
Homicide
chiefly US the police department that deals with such crimes〈主美〉（警局中的）重案组：a man from Homicide.
来自重案组的人。
1.2
- count noun dated a murderer〈旧〉谋杀者。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo, homin- 'man'.