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fe. [Archaic] On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore. R. of Gloucester. But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire debate. Sir W. Scott.

To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. Prior.

A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person.

A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. A warrant for his execution. Shak.

false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously. "O falsely, falsely murdered." Shak. Oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 20. Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely Jer. vii. 9.

The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder.

eeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. Shak. The wild dog Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent. Shak.

se, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life. Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits. Shak.

The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.

object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project. Your murderous game is nearly up. Blackw. Mag. It was obviously Lord Macaulay's game to blacken the greatest literary champion of the cause he had set himself to attack. Saintsbury.

Fig.: One who gluts himself. Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. Granville.

Bloody; murderous. "Gory emulation." Shak.

To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.

1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man.

o detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. 1 John iii. 15.

Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous.

dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder. A dungeon horrible on all sides round. Milton.

Shak. Whose is this image and superscription Matt. xxii. 20. This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna. Shak. And God created man in his own image. Gen. i. 27.

Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of, child murder.

The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.