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n.The killing of a person by accident or in self-defense.
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homicide — ho·mi·cide / hä mə ˌsīd, hō / n [Latin homicidium, from homo human being + caedere to cut, kill] 1: a person who kills another 2: the killing of one human being by another compare manslaughter, murder … Law dictionary
excusable homicide — see homicide Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
homicide — n. 1) to commit homicide 2) excusable; felonious; justifiable homicide * * * [ hɒmɪsaɪd] felonious justifiable homicide excusable to commit homicide … Combinatory dictionary
Homicide — • Signifies, in general, the killing of a human being. In practice, however, the word has come to mean the unjust taking away of human life, perpetrated by one distinct from the victim and acting in a private capacity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin … Catholic encyclopedia
excusable — [ ɛkskyzabl ] adj. • fin XIIIe; de excuser, d apr. lat. excusabilis ♦ Qui peut être excusé. ⇒ justifiable, pardonnable. Une colère bien excusable. À son âge, c est excusable. « On n est jamais excusable d être méchant, mais il y a quelque mérite… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. [1913 Webster] Note: Homicide is of three kinds:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homicide — The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide is murder,… … Black's law dictionary
homicide — The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide is murder,… … Black's law dictionary
homicide — /hom euh suyd , hoh meuh /, n. 1. the killing of one human being by another. 2. a person who kills another; murderer. [1325 75; ME < MF < L homicidium a killing, homicida killer, equiv. to homi (comb. form of homo man) + cidium, cida CIDE] * * *… … Universalium
excusable homicide — Misadventure Mis ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[ e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
