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murdrum.

A secret killing, distinguished from simple homicide in that the victim and the killer are unknown.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A secret killing, distinguished from simple homicide in that the victim and the killer are unknown.

    UK · historical · uncountable
  2. A fine imposed by the Crown on a manor or district in which such a secret killing had been committed.

    UK · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Medieval Latin murdrum, a Germanic borrowing from Frankish *murþr, *morþr, from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“murder”). More at murder.

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