The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another The act of a human being in taking away the life of another human being A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being Criminal homicide is murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide
The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another (not necessarily a crime; see below) Excusable-Death resulting from a lawful act, when no hurt is intended; death resulting from an act of self defense Felonious-Death resulting from any wrongful act, without any excuse or justification in law (see Manslaughter, Murder) Justifiable-Death resulting from an intentional, but lawful act: e g , the execution of a death sentence by an agent of the law (can also apply to self defense)
Homicide is the illegal killing of a person. The police arrived at the scene of the homicide. Killing of one human being by another. Homicide is a general term; it includes murder, manslaughter, and other criminal homicides as well as noncriminal killings. Murder is the crime of intentionally and unjustifiably killing another. In the U.S., first-degree murder is a homicide committed with premeditation or in the course of a serious felony (e.g., kidnapping). Second-and third-degree murder involve lesser degrees of intent. Manslaughter is commonly divided into voluntary (or first-degree) and involuntary (or second-and third-degree) manslaughter. The first type encompasses any homicide resulting from an intentional act done without malice or premeditation and while in the heat of passion or on sudden provocation; the second type is variously defined in different jurisdictions but often includes an element of unlawful recklessness or negligence. Noncriminal homicides include killings committed in defense of oneself or another and deaths resulting from accidents caused by persons engaged in lawful acts. See also felony and misdemeanour; self-defense
1 Any killing of a human being by the act, agency, procurement, or culpable omission of another An unlawful homicide, or one resulting from an unlawful act, may constitute murder or manslaughter Justifiable homicide is the killing of a human being by commandment of the law, in the execution of public justice, in self-defense, in defense of habitation, property or person
When 1 person kills another directly, or has someone else kill that person, or the person is killed by the omission of another (that is, by their failure to act when the law requires them to act) It is not always a crime Homicide can be
The word includes all occasions where one human being, by act or omission, takes away the life of another Murder and manslaughter are different kinds of homicides Executing a death-row inmate is another form of homicide, but one which is excusable in the eyes of the law Another excusable homicide is where a law enforcement officer shoots and kills a suspect who draws a weapon or shoots at that officer