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  • adjective Not homicidal.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ homicidal

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Examples

  • Czech and Slovak officials who collaborated in the Holocaust were "nonhomicidal murderers."

    Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Madeleine Albright 2011

  • So, here's to our right to well-cared-for rifles, borne by sane, sober folk who feel safe and comfortable with neighbors and strangers -- or at least nonhomicidal -- and who know enough to shoot almost always only those they intend to shoot.

    The Nation: Top Stories 2009

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