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homicide

/ˈhɑməˌsaɪd/

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1 · n.

the killing of one person by another

杀人；凶杀案

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Detectives treated the unexplained death as a possible homicide.

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侦探将这起死因不明的事件作为疑似凶杀案调查。

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