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Answer for the clue "Resolve to imprison one for a type of murder ", 7 letters:
deicide

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Deicide is the killing of a god. Deicide may also refer to: Deicide (band) , an American death metal band Deicide (album) , their eponymous 1990 album

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deicide \De"i*cide\, n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + c[ae]dere to cut, kill: cf. F. d['e]icide.] The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.] Earth profaned, yet blessed, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. 2 The killer of a god or goddess. 3 (context Christianity theology English) The crucifixion of Jesus viewed as a crime.

Usage examples of deicide.

Thus they added to traditional tyrannicide the concept of calculated deicide.

Gigafords The Supernova Supermarket We have Everything, from Aardvarks to Zigguraats, Bifurcates to Billingsgate, Deicide to Deodorize, Grunions to Gryphons, Hernias to Hopolites, Kiangs to Kindersang, Ribosomes to RibaldGnomes, Thermometor to Thermidor, Zugzwang to ZwitterionIet cetera.

This is not just because of the Blight's obvious strength, the destruction and the deicides it has committed.