Murder

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 41 Version 1.1

            Main Definitions

1. murder / slaying / execution |n| unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
2. "He was found guilty of murder."
3. "He was charged with the attempted murder of his wife."
4. "He committed the perfect murder and left no forensic evidence."
5. kill |v| to make someone die.
6. "The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash."
7. "He was killed by rival gang members."
8. manslaughter |n| |JUR| the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder.
9. "The defendant was convicted of manslaughter."
10. "The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaugther."
11. "He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler."
12. assassination |v| (uses in newspaper reports and also in old stories) to kill someone or something in a violent way.
13. slay |v| kill intentionally and with premeditation.
14. "Two teenagers were slain in the shootings."
15. "The king was slain at the battle of Hastings."
16. charge |v| a formal police statement saying that someone is accused to a crime.
17. "Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Sgt Jennifer Pound released those details while announcing a second-degree murder charge has now been laid in the Dec. 2 2013 slaying of Christina Docherty."
18. "He has been arrested on a charge of murder."
19. "The police brought a charge of theft against him."
20. "The police have had to drop charges against her because they couldn't find any evidence."

        Brutal Murders

1. bloodshed 1 |n| act of shedding human blood.
2. "A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered."
3. bloodshed 2 |n| the taking of life (as in war or murder).
4. "Ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name."
5. butchery |n| violent, cruel, or bloody slaughter.
6. "In her view, war is simply a legalized form of butchery."
7. carnage 1 |n| the flesh of slain men.
8. "A scene of carnage."
9. carnage 2 |adj| great destruction of life (as in battle).
10. "The carnage of the First World War."
11. massacre |v| to murder or kill (a person) especially with violence or cruelty.
12. "The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals."
13. slaughter 1 |v| the killing of a person especially in a bloody or barbarous manner.
14. "The slaughter of 20 peaceful demonstrators."
15. "Innocent civilians are being slaughtered."
16. slaughter 2 |v| mass killing and bloodshed (as in war).
17. "Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated."
18. "The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt."

           Thematic Vocabulary Units Related

1. Main Crime Elements
2. Kidnapping
3. Offenders
4. Criminal Investigations
5. Arrest
6. Police Forces
7. Police Equipment
8. Jailbreak

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