omicidio

Definitions of omicidio
  1. noun
    the killing of a human being by another human being
    synonyms: assassinio
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    assassinio
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    abbattimento
    killing someone by gunfire
    parricidio
    the murder of your own father or mother
    fratricida
    the murder of your sibling
    carneficina, ecatombe, eccidio, macello, massacro, scempio, sterminio, strage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    autodafè, linciaggio
    putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
    infanticidio
    murdering an infant
    tirannicida
    killing a tyrant
    type of:
    ammazzamento, uccisione
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    synonyms: assassinio
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    types:
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    parricidio
    the murder of your own father or mother
    fratricida
    the murder of your sibling
    carneficina, ecatombe, eccidio, macello, massacro, scempio, sterminio, strage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    autodafè, linciaggio
    putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
    infanticidio
    murdering an infant
    tirannicida
    killing a tyrant
    matricida, matricidio
    the murder of your mother
    type of:
    assassinio
    the killing of a human being by another human being
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