Homicide
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 17/hˈɑməsaɪd/ · हॉमिसाइड
Killing of one person by another
The killing of a human being by another human being
मानव हत्या, एक व्यक्ति द्वारा दूसरे की हत्या
The case was registered as homicide.
He heads the homicide division.
Daily use: Case homicide ka darj hua hai.
Homo = मनुष्य (Homo sapiens वाला), -cide = मारना (suicide वाला)। मनुष्य द्वारा मनुष्य की हत्या = Homicide।
Homo means human, as in Homo sapiens, and -cide means killing, as in suicide. So homicide is the killing of one human being by another.
‘-cide’ family साथ पूछी जाती है: patricide (पिता), matricide (माता), fratricide (भाई), infanticide (शिशु), regicide (राजा), suicide (स्वयं), genocide (पूरी जाति)।
The ‘-cide’ family is asked together: patricide (father), matricide (mother), fratricide (brother), infanticide (infant), regicide (king), suicide (oneself) and genocide (a whole race).