mìngàn

命案

Word · Noun

homicide case; murder case

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

homicide case; murder case

formal

Legal terminology referring specifically to cases involving unlawful killing. Often used in police, legal, and news contexts.

Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
qǐ起
mìng命
àn案
 。

The police are investigating this homicide case.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhuāng桩
chén尘
fēng封
duō多
nián年
de的
mìng命
àn案
 。

This is a homicide case that has been buried for many years.

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Xiōng凶
shǒu手
zhōng终
yú于
zài在
mìng命
àn案
xiàn现
chǎng场
liú留
xià下
le了
pò破
zhàn绽
 。

The murderer finally left a clue at the crime scene.