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omucidere
homicide /o.muˈt͡ʃi.de.re/
noun#3907 most common
Also: killing of a human being
Example sentences
Poliția anchetează o omucidere.
The police are investigating a homicide.
A avut loc o omucidere în cartier aseară.
A homicide took place in the neighborhood last night.
Rata omuciderilor a scăzut anul acesta.
The homicide rate has dropped this year.
Criminologii studiază factorii care duc la omucidere în marile orașe.
Criminologists study the factors that lead to homicide in big cities.
Statisticile oficiale arată o creștere îngrijorătoare a omuciderilor în ultimii cinci ani.
Official statistics show a worrying increase in homicides over the last five years.
Distincția dintre omucidere, ca termen general, și omor, ca infracțiune definită juridic, este adesea neglijată în discursul public, deși are consecințe importante pentru încadrarea penală.
The distinction between homicide, as a general term, and murder, as a legally defined offense, is often overlooked in public discourse, though it carries real consequences for criminal classification.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | omucidere | omucideri |
| Genitive | omucideri | omuciderilor |
| Accusative | omucidere | omucideri |
| Vocative | omucidere | omucideri |
Word family
Etymology
Omucidere is a native Romanian compound built from om ("man, human being"), from Latin homo, and ucidere ("killing"), the nominalized form of the verb a ucide ("to kill"), which traces back to Latin occidere. The word mirrors the sense of Latin homicidium without being a direct borrowing from it. It serves as the general, formal term for the killing of a human being, kept distinct from the narrower legal term omor ("murder").
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