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ucidere
killing (the act of killing) /uˈtʃidere/
noun#1529 most common
Also: slaying, homicide, manslaughter (in legal phrase 'ucidere din culpă')
Example sentences
Polițistul vorbește despre o ucidere.
The policeman is talking about a killing.
Uciderea a avut loc noaptea.
The killing took place at night.
Poliția anchetează uciderea bărbatului găsit în parc.
The police are investigating the killing of the man found in the park.
El a fost condamnat pentru ucidere din culpă.
He was convicted of manslaughter.
Uciderea cu premeditare se pedepsește mai aspru decât omorul simplu.
Premeditated killing is punished more harshly than simple homicide.
Procurorii au reîncadrat fapta din omor simplu în ucidere din culpă, decizie care a stârnit controverse în presă.
Prosecutors reclassified the act from simple murder to negligent manslaughter, a decision that stirred controversy in the press.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ucidere | ucideri |
| Genitive | uciderii | uciderilor |
| Accusative | ucidere | ucideri |
| Vocative | - | - |
Word family
Etymology
Ucidere is the noun form of the verb a ucide, meaning to kill. The verb descends from Latin occidere, a compound of the prefix ob- and caedere, meaning to cut down or strike dead. Romanian turned the Latin long infinitive into an everyday abstract noun, so ucidere literally reads as the doing of the verb ucide, much like English turns to sing into singing.
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