Murder - Law Dictionary Search Results
irresistible impulse
overpowering impulse produced by mental disease or defect that leads to the commission of a criminal act (as murder)
implied acquittal
implied acquittal : an acquittal of a more serious offense (as first-degree murder) that is considered to result from a verdict which convicts the defendant of a lesser included offense while
homicide
: a person who kills another 2 : the killing of one human being by another compare manslaughter, murder criminal homicide : homicide committed by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation,
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solicitation
a proxy for a shareholder vote] ;specif : the crime of soliciting someone to commit a crime (as murder)
Dismissed
is a power which must be exercised sparingly and with great circumspection. One would think a conviction for murder and a sentence of imprisonment for life were serious enough matters for the High Court to warrant 'admission'
diminished capacity
renders a person unable to form the specific intent necessary for the commission of a crime (as first-degree murder) but that does not amount to insanity called also diminished responsibility partial insanity compare insanity, irresistible impulse test,
deliberate
by or resulting from evaluation done in a cool state of blood and with a fixed purpose [ murder] compare premeditated 2 : characterized by an understanding of the nature of a thing or act and its
cruelty
neglect that causes pain and suffering compare abuse NOTE: Cruelty is an aggravating circumstance to a crime (as murder). 2 : a spouse's conduct that endangers life or health or causes mental suffering or fear called also
cooling time
finds that the cooling time was sufficient or reasonable, a defendant may not use provocation to reduce a murder charge to involuntary manslaughter.
cool state of blood
great enough to overcome his or her faculties or ability to reason often used in statutory definitions of murder compare cold blood, heat of passion
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