Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

justifiable homicide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: jus-ti-fi-able homi-cide
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A homicide that is allowed by law because it is carried out by a public official in the performance of their duties.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

justifiable homicides (plural)

Questions

What does justifiable homicide mean?: A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.

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