| murder | (noun) unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | Synonyms: execution, slaying |
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| (verb) alter so as to make unrecognizable | Synonyms: mangle, mutilate |
| (verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation | Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, off, polish off, remove, slay |
| murdered | (adjective) killed unlawfully | - |
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| murderee | (noun) a victim who is murdered | - |
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| murderer | (noun) a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | Synonyms: liquidator, manslayer |
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| murderess | (noun) a woman murderer | - |
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| murderous | (adjective) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | Synonyms: homicidal |
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| murderously | (adverb) in a murderous frenzy | Synonyms: amok, amuck |
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| (adverb) as if bent on murder | - |
| murderousness | (noun) cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder | - |
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| (noun) a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses | - |