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homicide

[hom-uh-sahyd, hoh-muh-] / ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə- /


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Ghobadi has worked on 21 homicide trials and more than 1,500 preliminary hearings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators are assisting the San Marino Police Department in the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum recently hailed the success of her federal security strategy - saying the daily homicide rate in February 2026 was 44% lower than at the end of her predecessor's term in September 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Prosecutors are holding a trial in Argentina, accusing Diego Maradona’s medical team of “simple homicide with eventual intent” in his 2020 death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the state system, less than 3 percent of new court commitments to state prison typically involve people convicted of homicide.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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