murders
Crow flock name
Murders is the plural of murder—unlawful killings with intent.
A single person can commit multiple murders; a city tracks its annual murders.
The verb form means kills unlawfully: He murders his rival in the first act.
Informally, murders means defeats decisively or ruins: She murders that song every time she sings it.
Causing death deliberately
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- slayingAct of killing
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- fatalityDeath from accident
death · premeditated · first-degree · second-degree · perpetrator · victim · motive · weapon
Professional crime investigator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- cluesHints toward answers
suspect · alibi · deduction · case · unsolved · motive · opportunity · means
Serious criminal offense
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- illegalForbidden by statute
- arrestSeize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
prosecution · sentencing · incarceration · evidence · forensics · interrogation · confession · accomplice
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
plot · victim · killer · detective · whodunit · twist · climax · protagonist
Judicial examination of claims
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
prosecution · defense · evidence · testimony · conviction · acquittal · sentencing · appeal
Large black corvids
- ravensLarge black scavenging birds
- flockAnimals gathered together
- unkindnessLack of compassion
- omenProphetic indicator
superstition · folklore · corvid · dark · foreboding · gathering · roost
Those who suffer harm
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
survivors · families · memorial · vigil · remembrance · devastation · heartbreak · injustice
killing
Causing death deliberately
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- slayingAct of killing
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
fatality · death · premeditated · first-degree · second-degree · perpetrator · victim · motive · weapon · strangling
detective
Professional crime investigator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
clues · suspect · alibi · deduction · case · unsolved · motive · opportunity · means · coroner
felony
Serious criminal offense
conviction · prosecution · sentencing · incarceration · evidence · forensics · interrogation · confession · accomplice · conspiracy
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- noirHard-boiled film genre
suspense · plot · victim · killer · detective · whodunit · twist · climax · protagonist · antagonist
trial
Judicial examination of claims
judge · prosecution · defense · evidence · testimony · conviction · acquittal · sentencing · appeal · parole
crows
Large black corvids
- ravensLarge black scavenging birds
- flockAnimals gathered together
- unkindnessLack of compassion
omen · superstition · folklore · corvid · dark · foreboding · gathering · roost
victims
Those who suffer harm
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
trauma · survivors · families · memorial · vigil · remembrance · devastation · heartbreak · injustice · closure
- crime historyorganized crime, trial records, criminal records, Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde
murdersaccidents
Unintended harmful occurrences
accidental deaths · mishaps · manslaughter · misadventures · Acts of God
murdersrescues
Frees from danger
saves · lifesaving · revivals · resuscitations · births
murdersexecutions
Legally sanctioned killings
capital punishments · mercy killings · euthanasia · acts of war · capital punishment
- 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, self-murder