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Fratricide

Fratricide, the killing of a brother or sister

Massacre

The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty or contrary to the usages

Episcopicide

The killing of a bishop

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Burglary

s. 1 of the (English) Burglary Act, 1896]. The question whether and how far it is justifiable to kill a burglar is by no means clear. If violence on the part of the burglar be reasonably apprehended,

Homicide

officer of justice, or other person acting in his aid, in the legal exercise of a particular duty, kills a person who resists or prevents him from executing it. (g) Where it is committed in prevention of

Hare

but by the (English) Hares Act, 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 29), both occupier and owner may kill hares without a certificate, and by the (English) Ground Game Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 47),

Game

contain a reservation of the game to the landlord, and before the Game Act, 1831, the right to kill game was restricted to freeholders having 100l. a year freehold, or leaseholders having a 99 years' leasehold of

Infanticide

Infanticide, means (1) The act of killing a newborn child, esp. by the parents or with their consent, in archaic usage, the word referred also

murder

from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin] the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation) ;esp such a crime committed purposely, knowingly, and recklessly

Trout

snare, spear, gaff, strokehaul, snatch or the like, or stone or other missile, or roe for catching or killing salmon, trout, or freshwater fish. A gaff or tailer may, however, be used as an auxiliary to angling

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