Homicide 123451 220056039 2008-06-18T02:10:22Z Blanchardb 5311630 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/60.49.126.87|60.49.126.87]] (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{otheruses}} {{homicide}} '''Homicide''' ([[Latin]] ''homicidium'', ''homo'' human being + ''caedere'' to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another [[human being]].<ref>[http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/51AB22D3-86AB-4B55-8648BC28B45909C0/alpha/H/ Nolo Press]</ref> 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. ==Homicidal crimes== '''Criminal 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 jurisdiction]]s include: * [[Murder]]/[[murder in English law]] **[[Felony murder]] **[[Capital murder]] * [[Manslaughter]]/[[manslaughter in English law]] ** [[Voluntary manslaughter]] ** [[Involuntary manslaughter]] ** [[Intoxicating manslaughter]] ** [[Death by dangerous driving]] ** [[Reckless manslaughter]] * Criminal Homicide ** [[Culpable homicide]] (in [[Scots law]]) ** [[Negligent homicide]] ** Criminally negligent homicide Many forms of homicide have their own term based on the person being killed. * [[Infanticide]] - Killing of an infant * [[Fratricide]] - Killing of one's brother; in a military context, killing of a friendly combatant * [[Sororicide]] - Killing of one's sister * [[Parricide]] - Killing of one's parents * [[Patricide]] - Killing of one's father * [[Matricide]] - Killing of one's mother * [[Mariticide]] - Killing of one's spouse * [[Uxoricide]] - Killing of one's wife * [[Filicide]] - Killing of one's child * [[Regicide]] - Killing of a [[monarch]]. * [[Genocide]] - Killing of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group ==Non-criminal homicide== {{Main|Justifiable homicide}} Homicides do not always involve a crime. Sometimes the law allows homicide by allowing certain [[Defense (legal)|defense]]s to criminal charges. One of the most recognized is [[Self-defense (theory)|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: * [[Self-defense (theory)]] * [[Insanity defense]] * [[Duress]] == State-sanctioned homicide== Homicides 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. ==References== <references/> ==See also== * [[Suicide]] - Killing of oneself * [[Murder book]] - A homicide case file {{law}} [[Category:Homicide| ]] [[Category:Crimes]] [[Category:Causes of death]] [[Category:Murder]] [[ar:قتل]] [[de:Tötungsdelikt]] [[es:Homicidio]] [[fa:قتل]] [[fr:Homicide]] [[hr:Ubojstvo]] [[it:Omicidio]] [[he:הריגה]] [[simple:Homicide]] [[sh:Ubojstvo]] [[fi:Henkirikos]] [[zh:杀人]]