what is the difference between homocide and murder
2007-11-23 11:15:07 · 25 answers · asked by stephanomaly 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
homocide is for example: if you hit someone with a car that you didn't see walking. or if someone robbed a bank and you had a gun with you so you shot them before they killed anyone. you did it on purpose.. but you didn't know you were going to do it before it happened and it wasn't planned out.
murder is thought out beforehand and schemed to cause someone to loose their life for whatever reason.
2007-11-23 11:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by asdfjkl; 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difference or similarity? If a pregnant woman is murdered I think it possible in some states to charge a homicide(s) for the unborn. This comes up even in vehicular homicides. In light of abortion laws, it has always made me wonder about the twisted minds and perversions of the legal system. I don't know the details, if any, regarding "how pregnant" the woman has to be? In other words what are the term limits on baby life as opposed to say the service life of American lawmakers. It is accepted that most rapists are not sexually motivated; despite the fact that the assault is sexual. Murder and rape often have hate as a motive in addition to the many other perversions that fire the human psyche. Your second question needs to be addressed under mitigating or special circumstances which do matter; at least in application of punishment. Ambrose Bierce noted long ago that terms surrounding the taking of human life are for the benefit of lawyers and make no difference to the deceased. He set forth a classification of homicide that has some merit; being premeditated, justifiable and praise worthy.
2016-04-05 05:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few others have already said it.
The act of killing a person is Homicide, even when it is just or accidental.
a Murder is an unlawful Homicide.
When a death is ruled a Homicide it doesn't mean it's a Murder, it just means that the Victim Died as a result of an action by another person.
2007-11-23 11:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by Insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homicide is the killing of one human being by th eact, procurment, or omission of another. The act of a human being in taking away the life of another human being. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide is murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide.
Homicide is not necessarily a crime. It is a necessary ingredient of the crimes of murder and manslaughter, but there are other cases in which homicide may be committed without criminal intent and without criminal consequences, as, where it is done in the lawful execution of a judicial sentence, in self-defense, or as the only possible means of arresting an escaping felon. The term “homicide” is neutral; while it describes the act, it pronounces no judgment on its moral or legal quality. Reference is the case of People v. Connors.
Murder is the unlawful Killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought, either express or implied. (Reference the case of State v. Hutter). Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus, with malice aforethought.
Source is Black’s Law Dictionary.
2007-11-23 12:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by Randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it is homicide, not "homocide".
The difference is that homicide is a broader term and includes murder (killing committed intentionally or during commission of a crime), manslaughter (killing committed without an intent to kill), culpable homicide (death caused by improper conduct), negligent homicide (death caused by inaction), and non-criminal homicide (killing committed in self-defense, while insane, or under duress).
2007-11-23 11:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by NC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
homicide - Focuses on the killing of a human being, in the same way that 'fratricide' focuses on killing one's brother, 'suicide' on killing one's self, etc. Homicide is not necessarily a crime. If a police officer kills someone who shoots first at him, this is not illegal, not murder. 'Justifiable homicide' is the phrase I often hear.
murder - Focuses on the unlawful killing of a human being. Involves some degree of premeditation or intention (first degree and second degree murder, murder in cold blood or in hot blood). Careless, accidental killing is 'manslaughter' rather than 'murder'.
2007-11-23 11:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Murder is just one particular kind of homocide. Homocide just means killing a human. Murder is PREMEDITATED killing of a human.
2007-11-23 11:18:10 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Intent
2007-11-23 11:17:02 · answer #8 · answered by quit_callin_me_dumbass 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I go out drinking and driving and hit and kill someone, I will be charged with homicide. If I take a gun out and kill someone, they will get me for murder. You then get into 1st and 2nd degree murder.If it is planned, it is 1st. Not real sure exactly how they figure 2nd.
2007-11-23 11:21:36 · answer #9 · answered by Ava 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Homicide (that`s the correct spelling) refers to any killing of a human being, whether justified (self defense) or not. Murder implies premeditation (planning and intent to kill).
2007-11-23 11:18:09 · answer #10 · answered by Dory 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋