Homicide
This article is about homicide, the killing of a human being. For information about the television series, see: Homicide: Life on the Street.
Homicide is the killing of another human being by one or more others. In contrast, suicide is the self killing of a human being.
Legally homicide is classified as either justifiable homicide which is not a crime, or the following crimes:
- murder
- manslaughter
- homicide
- negligent homicide (in some jurisdictions)
- reckless manslaughter
- mere negligence
- excusable homicide
- justifiable homicide
- legal homicide
- negligent homicide (in some jurisdictions)
Defenses against homicide, where the identity of the killer is not in dispute, include insanity and self-defense. Defense of property is not per se a defense against homicide, although a homicide where self-defense became necessary as a result of undertaking defense of property may be justifiable homicide.
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