murdrum

[法] 秘密杀害

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fine imposed by the Crown on a manor or district in which such a secret killing had been committed.

    英国 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    A secret killing, distinguished from simple homicide in that the victim and the killer are unknown.

    英国 历史 不可数

词源

Borrowing from Medieval Latin murdrum, a Germanic borrowing from Frankish *murþr, *morþr, from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“murder”). More at murder.

来源：wiktionary