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Spanish word
homicidio
Pronunciation
IPA/omiˈθiðjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounhomicide
Example
La policía investiga el homicidio.
The police are investigating the homicide.
More examples
En el juicio le acusaron de homicidio.
At the trial he was charged with homicide.
Core concept
A person's causing the death of another.
Common phrases
víctima de homicidio
homicide victim
pena por homicidio
penalty for homicide
homicidio en serie
serial homicide
Similar words
asesinato: Killing carried out with planning or deliberate intent to cause another's death.
homicida: Person who kills or has killed another person.
muerte: Cessation of a living being's biological life.
suicidio: Act of intentionally ending one's own life.
Definition in Spanish
Acción de causar la muerte de otra persona; término usado sobre todo en contextos legales y policiales.
Word origin
Derived from medieval Latin homicidium, originally built from Latin homo 'person' plus caedere 'to strike or kill' and later adapted into Spanish as homicidio.
Usage tips
- Masculine noun (el homicidio) often appears with legal qualifiers such as homicidio doloso for intentional cases and homicidio imprudente or culposo for negligent cases.
Other meanings
- killingnoun
Related words
- homicidamurderernoun