murdern.[OE. morder, morther, AS. moror, fr. mor murder; akin to D. moord, OS. mor, G., Dan., & Sw. mord, Icel. mor, Goth. marr, OSlav. mrti to die, Lith. mirti, W. marw dead, L. mors, mortis, death, mori, moriri, to die, Gr. broto`s (for mroto`s) mortal, 'a`mbrotos immortal, Skr. m to die, mta death. 105. Cf. Amaranth, Ambrosia, Mortal.] The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.(Chaucer.)The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry. (Locke.)Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far. (Dryden.)(Wharton.)v. t.[OE. mortheren, murtheren, AS. myrrian; akin to OHG. murdiren, Goth. marrjan. See Murder, n.]1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.()2. To destroy; to put an end to.()[Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word? (Shak.)3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.()()