- Homicide | Definition, Legal Aspects, Facts | Britannica
Anglo-American codes classify homicides into two or more separate crimes, each crime carrying its own penalty, which can be varied within limits by the sentencing authority Thus, murder is a homicide committed intentionally or as a result of the commission of another serious offense
- Murder | Definition Facts | Britannica
Common-law codes define murder as a homicide committed intentionally or as a result of the commission of another serious offense By contrast, the crime of manslaughter includes killings that are the result of recklessness or violent emotional outbursts
- homicide summary | Britannica
Murder is the crime of intentionally and unjustifiably killing another In the U S , first-degree murder is a homicide committed with premeditation or in the course of a serious felony (e g , kidnapping)
- Crime | Definition, Examples, Law, Criminology | Britannica
This article focuses on the definition and classification of crime, how it is measured and detected, the characteristics of offenders, and the various stages of criminal proceedings
- Serial murder | Definition, Characteristics, Types, Facts | Britannica
Criminologists have distinguished between classic serial murder, which usually involves stalking and is often sexually motivated, and spree serial murder, which is usually motivated by thrill seeking
- What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree . . .
Find out the differences between degrees of murder and why these distinctions exist
- Mass murder | Definition, Cases, Statistics, Facts | Britannica
Mass murder, the killing of three or more people (that is not legally justified or excusable) in a single incident at a single location, as defined by U S federal law
- Honor killing | Causes, Consequences Solutions | Britannica
Honor killing, most often, the murder of a woman or girl by male family members The killers justify their actions by claiming that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family name or prestige
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