Criminal homicide - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Criminal homicide Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,884,108,707 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

homicide
(redirected from Criminal homicide)

    Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.09 sec.

homicide

In law, the killing of a human being. This may be unlawful, lawful, or excusable, depending on the circumstances. Unlawful homicides include murder, manslaughter, infanticide, and causing death by dangerous driving (vehicular homicide). Lawful homicide occurs where, for example, a police officer is justified in killing a criminal in the course of apprehension. Excusable homicide occurs when a person is killed in self-defense or by accident.

Firearm homicide rates for Americans from the ages of 15 to 24 declined from 1993 to 1995. A study released in August 1998 by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that firearm homicides declined in the largest metropolitan areas an average of 8% each of those years and more than 15% in medium metropolitan areas.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter.
Probation for driver who killed man with Maserati by MEG KINNARD / AP News
is a term used in various English Common Law jurisdictions and in Scots Law, where it covers a number of different types of criminal homicide, roughly equivalent to manslaughter in
2 accused of Brit's death; SCARLETT by The Mirror (London, England)
is a term used in various English Common Law jurisdictions and in Scots Law, where it covers a number of different types of criminal homicide, roughly equivalent to manslaughter in
Two charged; 60second briefing by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.