2007-08-29 23:01:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Homicide is the term used to describe the killiing of a person by another. This could incorporate an accidental death such as a car accident where no-one's to blame, or an intentional act - such as murder.
Murder to the contrary is the intentional killing of another which is not justified by law. On a basic level it's killing someone in cold blood, and not for a reason such as self-defence (which would be homicide but not murder). In order for someone to be found guilty of murder, the action must have been intentional, pre-meditated (thought through prior), and the accused must have mens rea which roughly translates to a guilty mind, meaning that they were aware of their actions and had the capacity to understand what they were doing (ie; for example they were not insane, affected severly by alcohol etc).
Finally it's important to note, that while murder is a crime, homicide is not - rather it is a blanket term.
2007-08-30 02:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by xxalmostfamous1987xx 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Murder is the illegal killing of one human being by another.
Homicide is the killing of a person.
2007-08-30 06:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All murder is homicide. But not all homicide is murder. Manslaughter is homicide, but not murder.
2007-08-30 06:26:37 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋