homicida

Definitions of homicida
  1. noun
    the killing of a human being by another human being
    synonyms: asesinato, crimen, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
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    homicidio, homicidio involuntario
    homicide without malice aforethought
    asesinato, crimen, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    rodaje
    killing someone by gunfire
    derramamiento de sangre
    the shedding of blood resulting in murder
    encontronazo
    an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
    fratricida, fratricidio
    the murder of your sibling
    eliminación, liquidación
    the murder of a competitor
    carneada, carnicería, degollación, degollina, destrozo, escabechina, machaque, masacre, matanza, mortandad, paliza, sarracina, sarracino
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    linchamiento
    putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
    infanticida, infanticidio
    murdering an infant
    tiranicida, tiranicidio
    killing a tyrant
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    muerte
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    synonyms: asesinato, crimen, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
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    derramamiento de sangre
    the shedding of blood resulting in murder
    fratricida, fratricidio
    the murder of your sibling
    eliminación, liquidación
    the murder of a competitor
    carneada, carnicería, degollación, degollina, destrozo, escabechina, machaque, masacre, matanza, mortandad, paliza, sarracina, sarracino
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    linchamiento
    putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
    infanticida, infanticidio
    murdering an infant
    tiranicida, tiranicidio
    killing a tyrant
    matricida, matricidio
    the murder of your mother
    parricida, parricidio
    the murder of your father
    masacre
    indiscriminate slaughter
    type of:
    asesinato, crimen, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
    the killing of a human being by another human being
  3. noun
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
    synonyms: asesino
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    sayón, verdugo
    an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
    exterminador
    someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
    estrangulador
    someone who kills by strangling
    asesino
    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
    envenenador
    someone who kills with poison
    regicida
    someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
    suicida
    a person who kills himself intentionally
    asesino a sueldo
    a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
    carnicero
    a brutal indiscriminate murderer
    asesino profesional
    a professional killer who uses a gun
    verdugo
    an executioner who hangs the condemned person
    asesina
    a woman murderer
    parricida
    someone who kills his or her parent
    destripador
    a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
    asesino en serie
    someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
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