Blues Man
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No it isn'tThe definition of a homicide is the murder of another person.
Homicide is the killing of a person by another person. Whether that killing is murder is a matter of intent.
A killing in self defense is still a homicide but it is not murder.
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Homicide | Definition, Legal Aspects, & Facts
Homicide, the killing of one human being by another. Homicide may refer to a noncriminal act as well as the criminal act of murder. A criminal homicide is one that is not regarded by the criminal code as justifiable or excusable. All legal systems make important distinctions between different...
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homicide, the killing of one human being by another. Homicide is a general term and may refer to a noncriminal act as well as the criminal act of murder.