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murder

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  1. kill                  
 
1. mur.der \'m*rd-*r\ n [partly fr. ME murther, fr. OE morthor; partly fr. 
   ME murdre,] fr. OF, of Gmc origin; akin to OE morthor; akin to OHG mord 
   murder, L mort-, mors death, mori to die, Gk brotos mortal 1: the crime of 
   unlawfully killing a person esp. with malice aforethought  2: something 
   extraordinarily difficult or dangerous 
2. murder \-(*-)rin\ \-*r-*r\ \-*-r*s\ vb or mur.der.ing 1: to kill (a 
   human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice  2: to slaughter in a 
   brutal manner  3a: to put an end to  3b: TEASE, TORMENT  3c: MUTILATE, 
   MANGLE {~s French}  : to commit murder  - mur.der.er n