homicide

• Substantivo que designa o ato de uma pessoa matar outra, usado especialmente no contexto jurídico para se referir ao homicídio doloso, ao homicídio culposo ou à morte justificável.

A noun referring to the act of one human killing another, often used in legal contexts to describe murder, manslaughter, or justifiable killing.

1. MurderB2formallegal

   The act of one human killing another.

   Homicídio

   • The police are investigating a homicide in the downtown area.
   • He was charged with homicide after the fatal shooting.
   • The detective specialized in solving homicides.

   Sinônimosassassinationkillingmanslaughtermurderslaying

2. Killing of a personB2formallegal

   The killing of one person by another, which may be intentional or unintentional.

   Homicídio

   • The court ruled the death as justifiable homicide.
   • The suspect was arrested for vehicular homicide.
   • Homicide rates have decreased in the city this year.

   Sinônimoskillingslaying