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Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Note for practices of systematically killing very young children see Infanticide. Consensual homicide, also called assisted suicide, refers to a killing in which the victim wants to die Contract killing occurs when a private contractor or a government hires someone to kill a specific person or people for a sum of money An honor killing or honour killing is generally the Murder of a family or clan member most often females when they (and maybe the wider community believe A lust murder is a Homicide in which the offender searches for erotic satisfaction by killing someone Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. A murder-suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons immediately before or at the same time as killing him or herself A proxy murder is a Murder in which the murderer does so at the behest of another acting as his or her proxy Human sacrifice is the act of Homicide (the Killing of one or several Human beings in the context of a Religious ritual ( ritual killing A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a Murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations Torture murder is a loosely defined term to describe the process used by Murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. For a discussion of the law in other countries see Manslaughter In the English law of Homicide, manslaughter is a less serious Negligent homicide is a charge brought against people who by inaction allow others under their care or presence intentionally to die Vehicular Homicide ( or sometimes known as Vehicular Manslaughter) in most states in the United States is a crime The United States' concept of justifiable homicide in Criminal law stands on the dividing line between an Excuse, justification and an Exculpation Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Avunculicide is the act of killing an Uncle. The term is derived from the Latin words avunculus meaning "maternal uncle" and caedere Definition According to Rummel Genocide has three different meanings A familicide is a type of Murder or Murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed Gendercide is a Neologism that refers to the systematic killing of members of a specific Sex, either Males or Females The term is intended to Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning "brother" and cide meaning to kill is the act of a person Killing his or her Gendercide is a Neologism that refers to the systematic killing of members of a specific Sex, either Males or Females The term is intended to Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an Infant. Mariticide (from Latin maritus "married" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" literally means the murder of one's married Matricide is the act of Killing one's Mother. As for any type of killing motives can vary a great deal Neonaticide is the killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours of life Parricide ( Latin "parricida" killer of a close relative stemming from ( Latin "parri" alike or equal and "-cida" -cide or killer Patricide is (i the act of killing one's father or (ii a person who kills his or her father The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a Monarch, or the person responsible for it Sororicide (from Latin soror "sister" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" is the act of killing one's own sister Tyrannicide literally means the killing of a Tyrant. Typically the term is taken to mean the killing or Assassination of tyrants for the common good Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning "wife" is murder of one's wife An For the American death metal band see Deicide (band Deicide is the killing of a god either the God of a monotheistic religion Feticide or foeticide is an act that causes the death of a fetus Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus [1] It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English. Homicide is not always an illegal act.
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Homicidal crimes
Criminal homicide is a malum in se crime, and every legal system contains some form of prohibition or regulation of criminal homicide. Malum in se (plural mala in se) is a Latin phrase meaning wrong or evil in itself.
Homicidal crimes in some criminal jurisdictions include:
- Murder/murder in English law
- Manslaughter/manslaughter in English law
- Voluntary manslaughter
- Involuntary manslaughter
- Intoxicating manslaughter
- Death by dangerous driving
- Reckless manslaughter
- Criminal Homicide
- Culpable homicide (in Scots law)
- Negligent homicide
- Criminally negligent homicide
Many forms of homicide have their own term based on the person being killed. Criminal jurisdiction is a term used in Constitutional law and Public law to describe the power of Courts to hear a case brought by a state accusing Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries In English law, murder is considered the most serious form of Homicide, in which one person kills another either intending to cause death or intending to Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. For a discussion of the law in other countries see Manslaughter In the English law of Homicide, manslaughter is a less serious Voluntary manslaughter is the killing of a human being in which the offender had no prior intent to kill and acted during "the heat of passion" under circumstances that Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. manslaughter|homicide|murder Culpable homicide is a specific offence in various jurisdictions which generally involves the unlawful killing of another with (in most relevant jurisdictions Scots law is a unique legal system with an ancient basis in Roman law. Negligent homicide is a charge brought against people who by inaction allow others under their care or presence intentionally to die
- Infanticide - Killing of an infant
- Fratricide - Killing of one's brother; in a military context, killing of a friendly combatant
- Sororicide - Killing of one's sister
- Parricide - Killing of one's parents
- Patricide - Killing of one's father
- Matricide - Killing of one's mother
- Mariticide - Killing of one's spouse
- Uxoricide - Killing of one's wife
- Filicide - Killing of one's child
- Regicide - Killing of a monarch. Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an Infant. Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning "brother" and cide meaning to kill is the act of a person Killing his or her Sororicide (from Latin soror "sister" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" is the act of killing one's own sister Parricide ( Latin "parricida" killer of a close relative stemming from ( Latin "parri" alike or equal and "-cida" -cide or killer Patricide is (i the act of killing one's father or (ii a person who kills his or her father Matricide is the act of Killing one's Mother. As for any type of killing motives can vary a great deal Mariticide (from Latin maritus "married" + -cide, from caedere "to cut to kill" literally means the murder of one's married Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning "wife" is murder of one's wife Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a Monarch, or the person responsible for it
- Genocide - Killing of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group
Non-criminal homicide
Homicides do not always involve a crime. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The United States' concept of justifiable homicide in Criminal law stands on the dividing line between an Excuse, justification and an Exculpation Sometimes the law allows homicide by allowing certain defenses to criminal charges. In most Litigation under the Common law Adversarial system the Defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present One of the most recognized is self defense, which provides that a person is entitled to commit homicide to protect his or her own life from a deadly attack. The right of self-defense (also called alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for civilians acting on their
Some defenses include:
State-sanctioned homicide
Homicides may also be non-criminal when conducted with the sanction of the state. The right of self-defense (also called alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for civilians acting on their In Criminal trials the insanity defenses are possible defenses by Excuse, an Affirmative defense by which Defendants argue that For English law on the criminal defence see Duress in English law. The most obvious example is capital punishment, in which the state determines that a person should die. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Homicides committed during war are usually not subject to criminal prosecution either. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law
References
See also
- Suicide - Killing of oneself
- Murder book - A homicide case file
Dictionary
homicide
-noun
- (uncountable) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- (countable) A person who kills another.
- (countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
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