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homicide

homicide [Latin homicidium, from homo human being + caedere to cut, kill] 1 : a person who kills another

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Homicide, destroying the life of a human being. In its several stages of guilt, arising from the parti-cular circumstances

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The killing of one human being by another

Necessity, homicide by, a species of justifiable homicide, because it arises from some unavoidable necessity, without any will, intention, or

reckless homicide see homicide

Misadventure, excusable homicide by, also termed homicide per infortunium; it arises where a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention

Justifiable homicide, the killing of a human creature without incurring any legal guilt. It is of various kinds:- (1) The

Infortunium, homicide per, where a man doing a lawful act, without intention of hurt, unfortunately kills another. See HOMICIDE.

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