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Common collocations with murder in American Collocation

murder noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈmɜrdər/

extremely violent and unpleasant

bloody
brutal
gruesome
horrific

She was the victim of a brutal murder.

when two or more people are killed

double
mass

Nelson was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the double murder.

deliberately planned or showing no emotion

cold-blooded
premeditated
wilful

This was no accident – it was cold-blooded murder.

when someone tries to murder someone but does not succeed

attempted

She faced charges of attempted murder and abduction.

when the person responsible has not been found

unsolved

In various newspapers he was linked to other unsolved murders.

because of someone’s race

racist

Police believe this was a racist murder.

commit a murder

carry out
commit

It’s about a group of teens who conspire to commit murder.

see someone commit a murder

witness

The child had witnessed the brutal murder of two gang members.

find out who committed a murder

investigate
solve

Police investigating the murder of the 13-year-old girl have spoken to thousands of people in the area.

be involved in a murder

be implicated in
be involved in

They were suspected of being involved in the murder of the leader of the opposition.

when someone says that they have committed a murder

confess to

She confessed to the murder of her husband under extreme provocation.

say that someone has committed a murder

accuse someone of
arrest someone for
charge someone with
convict someone of

So far nobody has been arrested for this murder.

occur
take place

This was the same weekend that the murders took place.