homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being

bloodshed, blood, gore - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"

contract killing - a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer

parricide - murder of your own parents

liquidation, elimination - the murder of a competitor

carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people

lynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law

assassination - murder of a public figure by surprise attack

dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush

fratricide - the act of murdering your own brother or sister

hit - a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

infanticide - murdering an infant

shoot-down - murder by shooting someone down in cold blood

tyrannicide - killing a tyrant

thuggee - murder and robbery by thugs

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body

execute - murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story