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Murder
of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature in being, with malice aforethought, either express or implied'; see 4 Bl. Com. 195. Consult Russell on Crimes; Arch. Cr. Pl.; Steph. Dig. (1) The person committing
Manslaughter
Manslaughter, the unlawful killing of another without malice express or implied. It is either-- (a) Voluntary, upon a sudden heat; or, (b) Involuntary, upon the commission of some other
Murder
The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought express or implied intentional and unlawful homicide
Bias
Bias [adopted from Fr. biais, oblique]. The law will not suppose a possibility of bias in a judge, who is already sworn to administer impartial justice, and whose authority greatly depends upon that presumption and idea,...
Wilfulness
intentionally and designedly; a conscious failure to observe care; conscious, knowing; done with stubborn purpose, but not with malice, Black's Law Dictionary (Fourth Edn.), p. 1773. … Wilfulness, implies an act done intentionally and designedly; a conscious failure to observe care; conscious, knowing; done with stubborn purpose,
Wilful
intentionally and designedly; a conscious failure to observe care; conscious; knowing; done with stubborn purpose, but not with malice. The word 'reckless' as applied to negligence, is the legal equivalent of 'wilful' or 'wanton'. In the book … 53) In Black's Law Dictionary (Seventh Edn.) at page 1559 the word 'wilful' has been defined thus: 'Wilfulness' implies an act done intentionally and designedly; a conscious failure to observe care; conscious; knowing; done with stubborn purpose,
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