noun
- the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought
Usage: archaic or dialectal spelling of 'murder'
verb
- to kill (a person) unlawfully and with premeditation
Usage: archaic or dialectal spelling of 'murder'
Examples
- The murther of the nobleman shocked the entire kingdom.
- He was accused of attempting to murther his rival.
- In old texts, 'murther' appears frequently in legal documents.
- The play depicts a murther most foul.
- They sought justice for the murther committed years before.