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homicide
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homicide
[hom′isīd]
Etymology: L, homo, man, caedere, to kill
the death of one human being caused by another.

homicide
Forensic medicine The killing of a person by another, regardless of intent. See Manslaughter, Murder. Cf Suicide.


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custody--most of them due to violence, and some 25 percent of them under investigation as possible criminal homicides.
They are substantial enough that we do not believe there is a provable criminal homicide, whether it's voluntary manslaughter or anything else,'' Foltz said.
Criminal homicide constitutes murder when "it is committed recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
 
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