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MURDER , in See also:law, the unlawful killing of a See also:person with malice aforethought (see See also:HOMICIDE) . The O . Eng. mor5or comes ultimately from the Indo-See also:European See also:root See also:mar–, to See also:die, which has also given See also:Lat. See also:moss, See also:death, and all its derivatives in See also:English, See also:French and other Rom. See also:languages; cf, Gr . 3porbs, for Aopr6s, mortal . The O . Eng. See also:form, Latinized as murdrum, murtrum, whence Fr. meurtre, is represented in other See also:Teutonic languages by a cognate form, e.g . Ger . Mord, Du. moord . |
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