archie bunker wrote:
We have the innerweb here Bob. And guns......lots of guns....
Too bad you can't use your "innerweb" for the definition of murder. I'll help you out.
mur·der
ˈmərdər/
noun
noun: murder; plural noun: murders
1.
the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
"the stabbing murder of an off-Broadway producer"
synonyms:
killing, homicide, assassination, liquidation, extermination, execution, slaughter, butchery, massacre; More
manslaughter;
literaryslaying
"a brutal murder"
informal
a very difficult or unpleasant task or experience.
"my first job at the steel mill was murder"
synonyms:
hell, hell on earth, a nightmare, an ordeal, a trial, misery, torture, agony
"driving there was murder"
verb
verb: murder; 3rd person present: murders; past tense: murdered; past participle: murdered; gerund or present participle: murdering
1.
kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.
"somebody tried to murder Joe"
synonyms:
kill, put to death, assassinate, execute, liquidate, eliminate, dispatch, butcher, slaughter, massacre, wipe out; More
informalbump off, do in, do away with, knock off, blow away, blow someone's brains out, take out, dispose of, ice, rub out, smoke, waste;
literaryslay
"someone tried to murder him"
informal
punish severely or be very angry with.
"my father will murder me if I'm home late"
informal
conclusively defeat (an opponent) in a game or sport.
spoil by lack of skill or knowledge.
"the only thing he had murdered was the English language"
Origin
Old English morthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moord and German Mord, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit mará ‘death’ and Latin mors ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French murdre .
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