1. (

• murder ,
• slaying ,
• execution ,

) unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being ;

1. (

• murder ,
• slay ,
• hit ,
• dispatch ,
• bump_off ,
• off ,
• polish_off ,
• remove ,

) kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" ;

2. (

• mangle ,
• mutilate ,
• murder

) alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" ;