This is the 1630th most frequent Portuguese word.
homicídios
Homicídios: homicides; the act of killing one person by another.
In this sentence, 'homicídios' is used in its plural form to refer to instances of the crime of homicide, emphasizing the number of such occurrences within a specific region and timeframe.
Os casos de homicídios na cidade diminuíram no último ano.
The cases of homicides in the city decreased last year.
Here, 'homicídios' denotes specific events where homicide took place, fociing on the individual acts under investigation, highlighting a countable aspect of the term.
A polícia está investigando dois homicídios que ocorreram recentemente.
The police are investigating two homicides that happened recently.
In this context, 'homicídios' is used within an abstract framework to describe statistical data on the occurrence of homicides across various jurisdictions.