1. Killed unlawfully
   "the murdered woman"; "lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln's bier"

1. Kill intentionally and with premeditation
   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered";
   - slay [literary], dispatch, bump off [informal], off [N. Amer, informal], polish off [informal], croak [informal], despatch [Brit]
    
2. Alter so as to make unrecognizable
   "The tourists murdered the French language";
   - mangle, mutilate

See also: bump, clip [informal], dead, do in [informal], knock off [informal], liquidate, neutralise [Brit], neutralize, take out [informal], waste [informal], whack [informal]

Type of: distort, garble, kill, warp

Encyclopedia: Murdered