murder
Cross references:
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