American English
/ˈmɚ.ɾɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
the crime of deliberately killing another person
In American English, the middle sound in “murder” is often a quick tap: /ˈmɚ.ɾɚ/.
the crime of deliberately killing another person
The police are investigating the murder.
He was charged with murder.
Murder is stronger than kill: it means killing someone deliberately and illegally.
commit murder · murder investigation · murder weapon · first-degree murder
commit murder
the murder of [someone]
to deliberately and illegally kill another person
The victim was murdered in her home.
The suspect murdered two people.
Use murder for a deliberate, illegal killing. Use kill for the wider meaning, including accidents.
murder someone · be murdered · murder a victim · murder in cold blood
murder + someone
someone was murdered by + someone
a story about a murder and the search for the killer
We watched a murder mystery last night.
an object used to kill someone
The knife was found near the body and may be the murder weapon.
to kill someone deliberately and illegally
He was convicted of committing murder.