murderee
The one slain
A murderee is the victim of a murder—the person who gets killed.
The word is jocular or informal, formed by analogy with words like employee or trainee, where the -ee suffix marks the recipient of an action: The detective focused on the murderee's last known movements.
It appears occasionally in crime fiction and casual discussion but rarely in formal contexts.
No longer living
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- slainKilled, often violently
- corpseDeceased human body
- cadaverBody for dissection
remains · body · fatality · decedent · departed · perished · fallen · lifeless
Medical examination after death
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
toxicology · ballistics · coroner · examiner · detective · witness · testimony · interrogation
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
vigil · funeral · eulogy · obituary · survivors · family · loved ones · remembrance
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- verdictOfficial court decision
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
trial · arraignment · charges · manslaughter · homicide · wrongful death · restitution · closure
deceased
No longer living
cadaver · remains · body · fatality · decedent · departed · perished · fallen · lifeless · target
autopsy
Medical examination after death
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
identification · toxicology · ballistics · coroner · examiner · detective · witness · testimony · interrogation · suspect
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
memorial · vigil · funeral · eulogy · obituary · survivors · family · loved ones · remembrance · tribute
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- verdictOfficial court decision
sentence · trial · arraignment · charges · manslaughter · homicide · wrongful death · restitution · closure · accountability
- murder mysteryFiction about solving killings
- getting away with murderEscaping deserved punishment entirely
- get away with murderEscape punishment for wrongdoing
- got away with murderAvoided deserved punishment
- murder weaponItem used to kill
- axe murdererOne who kills with a chopping tool
murder, murderer, murdered, murderous, murdering, murderously, murderers, murderess, murderesses