murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
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the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Avoiding trial also uses fewer government resources and spares the victims' families from having to re-live the horror in court – or seeing the murderers continue to smirk and joke around.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2022, Kayla, a Maryland resident, was brutally raped, strangled with a phone cord and murdered in Harford County by MS-13 gang member and four-time murderer Walter Javier Martinez.
—Dan Cox, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The film features Batman and his son, Damien Wayne as Robin, an assassin, and murderer who takes on the Dark Knight.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2022, Kayla, a Maryland resident, was brutally raped, strangled with a phone cord and murdered in Harford County by MS-13 gang member and four-time murderer Walter Javier Martinez.
—Dan Cox, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
The film features Batman and his son, Damien Wayne as Robin, an assassin, and murderer who takes on the Dark Knight.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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