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MUR'DER, n. L. mors.
1. The act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind. To constitute murder in law, the person killing another must be of sound mind or in possession of his reason, and the act must be done with malice prepense, aforethought or premeditated but malice may be implied, as well as express.
2. An outcry, when life is in danger.
MUR'DER,
1. To kill a human being with premeditated malice. See the Noun.
2. To destroy to put an end to.
Canst thou murder thy breath in middle of a word?
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Murder'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​m/murder.html.
Entry for 'Murder'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​m/murder.html.