2006-09-14 08:15:43 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The people who answerd "kill" should consider the notion of them having to fend off an attacker, let's say a rapist.... in that case it would not be "murder" it would be "killing in the name of defense"
2006-09-14 09:17:19 · update #1
Sarge's answer is decent but it does not just involve "humans", if you start to say you are better than a mouse or a pig...well you will be running into problems... just recently I saw that HUBBARD film where they have teh perfect example to illustrate my case at hand.
2006-09-14 13:08:15 · update #2
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2006-09-16 07:55:39 · update #3
Intentionally killing someone. The INTENT makes it murder.
I would also like to add that driving drunk and killing someone is MURDER too. You intentionally got behind the wheel of a car impaired and knew that harming someone was a possibility.
2006-09-14 08:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
2006-09-15 13:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Leosr1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murder can be defined as any action performed with malicious intent which causes the death of another person. It differs from manslaughter in that manslaughter is a killing which is not the product of malicious intent. Killing in self defense is considered manslaughter.
2006-09-14 11:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Killing someone, usually on purpose, but in some instances on accident would count. Killing as it applies to war is not murder.
2006-09-14 08:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Wilkow Conservative 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Murder is when people chose to end life(by lawful definition). no matter the means or intention. But that would be a tricky definition. what if the courts agree that cigerettes kill. would tobacco companys be charged with assisted suicide? what about fast food places?
2006-09-14 08:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by yngmssluv 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Murder: to intentionally end the life of a person who did not consent to be killed. (Note that, when you join the armed forces of your country, you are consenting to be killed.)
This as opposed to...
Manslaughter: to accidentally end the life of a person who did not consent to be killed, through neligence or action. This would cover things like drunk driving deaths. You were doing something that was patently dangerous, but you didn't INTEND to kill anyone.
2006-09-14 08:42:07 · answer #6 · answered by Chredon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The intentional taking of anothers' life in circumstances where there was no provocation or immediate threat to make this necessary by means of self defence.
2006-09-14 09:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by bob kerr 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would define murder as arbitrarily depriving another living human being of his/her life; not for reasons of defending one's self, one's family, one's community as a law enforcement official, or one's country as a member of the armed forces.
2006-09-14 08:24:53 · answer #8 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Murder is the intent to end a life and successfully completing the task.
2006-09-14 08:19:30 · answer #9 · answered by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Killing someone in cold blood.
2006-09-14 08:17:38 · answer #10 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋