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murderer

noun as in person who kills a person

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The region also is home to one of the country’s recent pasta innovations—spaghetti all’assassina, or “murderer’s style”—invented in Bari in the 1960s.

Convicted murderers sit alongside famous actors and journalists, applauding films made by their fellow inmates.

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"She is a murderer but she didn't deserve to be taken from the world in the way that she was," said grandson Stephen Beard.

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Italy's Sports Minister Andrea Abodi described the attack as a "shocking assault," carried out by "criminals who have turned into murderers and can never be called fans," he said.

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While the 10-hour debate was mostly respectful, some onlookers watching the debate cried out "murderers" after the bill passed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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