murder

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɜːrdər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɝdɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mûr′dər)

Collocations for "murder"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "murder" in context.

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murder

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [brutal, senseless] murder of
  2. [first, second] degree murder
  3. murder in the [first] degree
  4. the defendant was [guilty, accused, acquitted] of murder
  5. [jailed, sentenced, tried] for murder
  6. charged with the murder of
  7. a jury found him (not) guilty of murder
  8. committed a (bloody) murder
  9. [devastated, shocked] by the murder of her [father, husband]
  10. the murder of a [child, teenager, police officer]
  11. a [series, number, spate] of murders
  12. on trial for (his) murder
  13. UK: [cried, shouted, screamed] blue murder
  14. were screaming bloody murder
  15. the [senator, company, worker] got away with murder!
  16. the [test, exam, homework] was murder!
  17. murder by [numbers, boredom]
  18. a murder of crows
n as adj
  1. a murder [novel, mystery]
  2. the murder [trial, case, weapon, charge, suspect]
  3. the murder victim
v
  1. murder a [civilian, woman, child]
  2. murdered [his girlfriend, her parents, his father]
  3. [guilty, innocent, acquitted] of murdering (him)
  4. [guilty] of [attempting, trying] to murder
  5. (has) admitted to murdering (her)
  6. his [girlfriend] was murdered
  7. murdered at [home, work, school]
  8. murdered for [vengeance, revenge, money]
  9. murdered in cold blood
  10. murdered with [an axe, a knife, a hammer]
  11. murdered by [your enemies, the robber]
  12. [thousands] were murdered [at, on]
  13. [torture, rape] and murder
  14. the [group, singer, actor] murdered the song
  15. murdered the [song, play, impression]
  16. UK: could murder a [tea, cuppa, sandwich]
'murder' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accuse - alleged - ambush - apparently - association - bloody - bone - capable - charge - clear - closed - commit - confess - consulation - contract - convict - conviction - cover - crime - criminal - crow - cry - culprit - dance - degree - ditch - exhibit - frame - get - ghastly - grim - gruesome - guilty - hound - innocent - inquiry - intent - intriguing - investigation - involve - jail - juicy - jury - link - linked - manslaughter - mystery - part - pin - plan

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