Idiom
thrill kill
Meaning
An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The detective investigated the strange thrill kill.”
“The police were baffled by the crime, as the evidence suggested it was a senseless thrill kill committed without any clear motive.”
“The prosecutor argued that the defendant's lack of remorse and cold planning proved the act was a calculated thrill kill rather than a crime of passion.”
Examples
simple
“The detective investigated the strange thrill kill.”
contextual
“The police were baffled by the crime, as the evidence suggested it was a senseless thrill kill committed without any clear motive.”
complex
“The prosecutor argued that the defendant's lack of remorse and cold planning proved the act was a calculated thrill kill rather than a crime of passion.”
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