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Murder
01
the crime of ending a person's life deliberately
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
murders
Examples
The detective was called to investigate a murder that had shocked the small town.
02
a group of crows gathered together
Examples
A murder of crows gathered on the field at dusk.
to murder
01
to unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being
Intransitive
Transitive: to murder sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
murder
3rd person singular
murders
Present participle
murdering
Past simple
murdered
Past participle
murdered
Examples
The prosecutor accused the defendant of plotting to murder the victim.
02
to ruin something due to a lack of ability or understanding
Transitive: to murder sth
Examples
She completely murdered the recipe by forgetting to add the salt.
