Meanings
nounmurder-suicide (plural murder-suicides)
plural murder-suicides
- criminologyA murder in which the killer subsequently commits suicide.
Pladl, pictured, ended up killing his daughter, his baby and himself in a triple murder-suicide[.]
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nounA murder in which the killer subsequently commits suicide.
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