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Homicide
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Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being.[1] It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English. Although homicide does not define an illegal act necessarily, some jurisdictions use the word to indicate the unlawful killing of a person. Homicide may include murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter. There are a number of defenses that make homicide justifiable or not legally "murder" in some cases.
Homicidal crimes
Criminal homicide is a malum in se crime, and every legal system contains some form of prohibition or regulation of criminal homicide.
Homicidal crimes in some
criminal jurisdictions include:
Many forms of 'homicide' have their own term based on the person being killed.
Non-criminal homicide
Homicides do not always involve a crime. Sometimes the law allows homicide either through certain defenses to criminal charges, or through exceptions or circumstances, e.g. state executions. Some legal homicides include:
References
- ^ Nolo Press
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