premurder

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adjective

Happening before a murder.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivepremurder (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHappening before a murder.

    And in 1997, a grand jury that was grinding away at the case learned of an interesting premurder conversation between Neulander and Myron "Pep" Levin.

    2006, Sam Stall, Suburban Legends: True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 67
    2 more examples

    We fail to see, and the State has not indicated, how the premurder statements to one who was not a co-conspirator can be termed in furtherance of the conspiracy.

    1981, Illinois Appellate Reports: Official Reports of the Illinois Appellate Court, page 1008

    Performing a premurder ritual that includes wine, dancing, and the music of Dusty Springfield's hit song “The Look of Love,” Rodriguez asks Frannie, “You ever been in love? All women want love, right?”

    2012, Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Karen Randell, Screening the Dark Side of Love: From Euro-Horror to American Cinema, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 56

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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