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For other uses, see Homicide (disambiguation).
Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being.[1] It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English. Homicide is not always an illegal act.
[edit] Homicidal crimesCriminal homicide is a malum in se crime, and every legal system contains some form of prohibition or regulation of criminal homicide. Homicidal crimes in some criminal jurisdictions include:
Many forms of homicide have their own term based on the person being killed.
[edit] Non-criminal homicideHomicides do not always involve a crime. Sometimes the law allows homicide by allowing certain defenses to criminal charges. One of the most recognized is self defense, which provides that a person is entitled to commit homicide to protect his or her own life from a deadly attack. Some defenses include: [edit] State-sanctioned homicideHomicides may also be non-criminal when conducted with the sanction of the state. The most obvious example is capital punishment, in which the state determines that a person should die. Homicides committed during war are usually not subject to criminal prosecution either. [edit] References[edit] See also
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