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(criminology) A murder in which the killer subsequently commits suicide..
Pladl, pictured, ended up killing his daughter, his baby and himself in a triple murder-suicide[.]
Use murder-suicide when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Murder-suicide means (criminology) A murder in which the killer subsequently commits suicide..
Common synonyms include MS.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pladl, pictured, ended up killing his daughter, his baby and himself in a triple murder-suicide[.]
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