· unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Synonym(s): slaying, execution
Hypernym(s): homicide
· kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Synonym(s): slay, hit, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off, remove
Hypernym(s): kill
· alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
Hypernym(s): falsify, distort, garble, warp