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murder

 
 
/ˈmɜːdər/ noun [C, U]

Translation

the crime of intentionally killing someone
cinayet
to commit murder She was charged with attempted murder. a murder charge/trial224457
be murder informal to be unpleasant or cause difficulty
çok kötü/zor/çetin/berbat olmak
Driving in Chicago at rush hour is murder.23072110
(Definition of murder noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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