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homicide n. homicidio.
• The killing of a human being by another human being, justified or not.
An unlawful homicide is one committed without justification or excuse. In turn, an unlawful homicide can be considered murder, manslaughter or, in a few jurisdictions, negligent homicide. Murder is considered to be a homicide with malice aforethought, manslaughter is a homicide without it, and negligent homicide is one where the death results from careless performance of an act in spite of clear danger of death. Homicidio is traditionally divided in homicidio simple and homicidio calificado o agravado on one hand, and in homicidio intencional and homicidio accidental o imprudencial on the other. The first distinction is based on the gravity of the crime, while the second underlines the presence or absence of criminal intent. Both homicide and homicidio are generic terms considered equivalent.
felonious homicide homicidio sin justificantes. Also: unlawful homicide. homicide by misadventure homicidio accidental. Also: accidental killing. justifiable homicide homicidio con justificantes. Also: excusable homicide. negligent homicide homicidio por negligencia, [brder]homicidio culposo. premeditated homicide homicidio premeditado, homicidio con premeditación.
Reference:
(CA) Criminal Code R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 222; (UK) 11(1) Halsbury's Laws para 425; (US) Hogan v. State, 74 S.W.2d 988, 994, 127 Tex.Cr.R 182 Stovall v. State, 108 S.W. 699, 701, 53 Tex.Cr.R 30 Related Terms: assassination, asesinato; feticide, feticidio; fratricide, fratricidio; genocide, genocidio; infanticide, infanticidio; killing, matar, dar muerte; manslaughter, homicidio no intencional; massacre, masacre; murder, homicidio con agravantes, homicidio doloso, asesinato (PR); parricide, parricidio. Not intended to be legal advice or able to be construed as such. Anyone acting on any of the contents herein does so on the basis of own volition and risk. |
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