homicídio

See also: homicidio

Galician

Noun

homicídio m (plural homicídios, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of homicidio

Further reading

• “homicídio”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin homicīdium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [o.miˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [o.miˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ [o.miˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /o.miˈsi.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.miˈsi.dju/ [ɔ.miˈsi.ðju]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: ho‧mi‧cí‧di‧o

Noun

homicídio m (plural homicídios)

1. (law) homicide (killing of a person by another)

   Foi preso por homicídio.

   He was arrested for homicide.

2. (colloquial, more strictly) manslaughter (the non-premeditated and/or justifiable killing of another person by another person)

   Coordinate term: assassinato (murder)

Usage notes

• In day-to-day conversations, homicídio qualificado is often referred to as assassinato, but this is not a legal term. As such, in colloquial language the term homicídio is usually reserved for all other forms of homicide.

Hyponyms

• homicídio simples
• homicídio doloso
• homicídio culposo
• homicídio privilegiado
• homicídio qualificado
• homicídio em legítima defesa

Related terms

• homicida
• Mezio

Further reading

• “homicídio” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “homicídio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “homicídio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026