The phrase "akin to murder" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to draw a comparison between an action and the severity or moral implications of murder.
Example: "Some may argue that neglecting the environment is akin to murder, as it threatens the lives of countless species."
Alternatives: "similar to murder" or "comparable to murder".
The withholding of information, he said, was akin to "murder".
— While I support most actions by border states to stem the flow, shooting from a helicopter, or any where else for that matter, is akin to murder.
In fact, South Korea has a fairly good record for maritime safety.President Park Geun-hye denounced the captain's abandoning ship as "akin to murder".
Her discomfort was shared by many at the conference, highlighting the challenge of advocating for people who have committed crimes some consider akin to murder.
Catholicism and some Protestant denominations teach that life begins from the moment of conception and abortion at any stage is akin to murder.
But many of those opposed to the research say the embryos are nothing less than tiny human beings, with souls, and that destroying them is akin to murder.
In an operation that locals described as "surreal" and akin to a murder manhunt, Essex police scrambled on Sunday night to scour the land around Earls Hall Drive near Clacton, telling residents nearby to stay indoors.
His opponent, Democrat Doug Jones, is pro-choice, which in the view of many voters who oppose abortion is akin to tolerating murder.
Captain Lee and much of his crew are currently being prosecuted, president Park having called their negligence "akin to mass murder"—but now the public is united with the parents in their demand for action.
My false hope was akin to investigating a murder and failing to notice the burglar standing over the body with a smoking gun.
The choice of words was significant: Throughout the trial, and even at last week's sentencing hearing, Wafer's defense attorney Cheryl Carpenter tried to convince the court that he had acted not out of malice but out of self-defense, making the crime more akin to manslaughter than murder.
