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 Words and their meaning 

Like your confusion over the meaning of ""homophobia"", Bugs, you've shown by your comments about ""homicide"" on WP:ANI that you don't seem to understand how the English language actually works.

The most obvious thing is to point out that prefixes and suffixes (like ""homo/homi"" and ""cide"") are NOT governed by fixed rules maintained by some authority. Secondly, even given generally observed rules as to the meanings of certain prefixes and suffixes, actual usage  whether intentional on the part of the coiner, definitional drift, or simply by being idioms  determines actual meanings. Finally, for actual legal terms, those ARE given specific definitions which may or may not match ""logical"" combinations, your impressions, or even popular usage. For the last one, I'll point you to the Cornell University School of Law:

Homicide is when one human being causes the death of another. Not all homicide is murder, as some killings are manslaughter, and some are lawful, such as when justified by an affirmative defense, like insanity or self-defense. 

This is Wikipedia, Bugs: words mean what reliable sources say they mean, not what you'd like them or how you've work them out in your mind to mean. If you're going to proclaim you understand the meaning of word, you need to check first.  | Talk 
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Without affirmation that Bugs doesn't seem to know how the English language works (that's a bit strong, imo), he is right for 99% of the time that the word homicide is used. My input here, to be helpful, is that I have seen the death certificates of state-executed convicts which are correctly labeled ""homicide"" as the cause of death. It is rare but does affirm that homicide does not always mean murder. —  (talk) 
Right. And I didn't say ""always"", I said ""typically"". ← What's up, Doc? carrots→ 

George Weinberg (psychologist) invented the term ""homophobia"", and it's clear enough that he used ""phobia"" in the normal way: ""irrational fear"". ← What's up, Doc? carrots→ "