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Definition of Homicide

Homicide
Homicide Hom"i*cide, n. [F., fr. L. homicidium, fr. homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See Homage, and cf. Concise, Shed, v. t.] 1. The killing of one human being by another. Note: Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; excusable, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. --Bouvier. 2. One who kills another; a manslayer. --Chaucer. Shak.

Meaning of Homicide from wikipedia

- Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death...
- up homicide or homicider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Homicide is the act of killing of another human. Homicide may also refer to: Homicide (wrestler)...
- Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's...
- upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence...
- Nelson Erazo (born March 20, 1977) better known by the ring name Homicide, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his tenures in TNA...
- The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per...
- The concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law is a defense to culpable homicide (criminal or negligent homicide). Generally, there is a burden to...
- Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is...
- Vehicular homicide is a crime that involves the death of a person other than the driver as a result of either criminally negligent or murderous operation...
- In Canada, homicide is the act of causing death to another person through any means, directly or indirectly. Homicide can either be culpable or non-culpable...