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homicide

[hom-uh-sahyd, hoh-muh-] / ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə- /


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Gartshore, 27, denies a charge of culpable homicide, along with other charges, and is on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

The global superstar dubbed the King of Pop suffered a fatal cardiac arrest, which was later ruled a homicide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

These hobbyist hawkshaws view homicide cases as puzzles, while the people linked to them, guilty or innocent, are the tougher cases to crack.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

That included his stepfather, Ed Kovac, the homicide cop and former Marine who’d had a partner on the force who was gay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In the case of the driver with the bad brakes, Baird succeeded in securing a conviction of two counts of negligent homicide.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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