Violent Crimes Vocabulary

adjective relating to or tending towards homicide; murderous

• The suspect exhibited homicidal tendencies during the interrogation.
• I heard he's been acting all homicidal lately.
• That guy gives off major homicidal vibes, stay away from him.
• The competition between the two companies was so intense, it felt almost homicidal.

noun the act of thrusting a sharp or pointed object into something or someone

adjective causing sharp pain or discomfort

• The police are investigating a stabbing that occurred last night in the city center.
• Did you hear about the stabbing that happened at the park yesterday?
• I can't believe there was a stabbing at the club last weekend.
• Her words felt like a stabbing reminder of the pain she had caused.

verb to kill by squeezing the throat or neck, especially until dead

• The victim was found strangled in her own home.
• I heard that the suspect strangled his roommate during an argument.
• I can't believe she strangled that guy at the party last night!
• The lack of funding has strangled the progress of the project.

noun the condition of being strangled or choked

• The cause of death was determined to be strangulation.
• The police suspect that the victim was strangled to death.
• I heard the guy got choked out in a bar fight.
• The company's new policies are strangling employee morale.