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murder
noun
the
crime
of
deliberately
killing
a
person
•
The
detective
worked
tirelessly
to
solve
the
murder
of
the
young
teacher
.
The
detective
worked
tirelessly
to
solve
the
murder
of
the
young
teacher
.
•
He
was
arrested
and
charged
with
murder
after
new
evidence
surfaced
.
He
was
arrested
and
charged
with
murder
after
new
evidence
surfaced
.
From
Old
English
morthor
(
secret
killing
,
crime
),
later
influenced
by
Old
French
murdre
.
verb
-
murder
,
murdering
,
murders
,
murdered
to
deliberately
kill
a
person
•
The
villain
murdered
the
king
in
his
sleep
.
The
villain
murdered
the
king
in
his
sleep
.
•
She
plotted
for
months
before
finally
murdering
her
partner
.
She
plotted
for
months
before
finally
murdering
her
partner
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
sense
,
from
Old
English
morthor
.
verb
-
murder
,
murdering
,
murders
,
murdered
informal
:
to
spoil
or
do
something
very
badly
,
especially
singing
or
performing
•
He
completely
murdered
the
song
by
singing
off-key
.
He
completely
murdered
the
song
by
singing
off-key
.
•
The
amateur
chef
murdered
the
simple
recipe
by
adding
too
much
salt
.
The
amateur
chef
murdered
the
simple
recipe
by
adding
too
much
salt
.
Extension
of
the
literal
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
to
criticize
poor
singing
or
playing
.
noun
a
collective
noun
for
a
group
of
crows
•
A
murder
of
crows
gathered
on
the
telephone
wire
at
dusk
.
A
murder
of
crows
gathered
on
the
telephone
wire
at
dusk
.
•
We
watched
a
noisy
murder
of
crows
swoop
over
the
field
.
We
watched
a
noisy
murder
of
crows
swoop
over
the
field
.
First
recorded
in
the
15th-century
‘
Terms
of
Venery
’,
a
whimsical
list
of
collective
nouns
for
animals
.
