Etymology: Latin homicidium, from homo- human being + caedere- to cut, kill

Homicide is the intentional or negligent killing of another human being by one or more persons. It can also refer to a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English. In contrast, suicide is the self killing of a human being. The word is often misspelled as homocide, which is also a slang term for killing homosexuals. Killing individuals one after the other is called serial killing. Although the word "homicide" literally means "killing a human being," society often uses the word only to describe it when unlawful. Many do not view killings by state-executioners as homicides. However, California currently has a ban on executions because medical professionals choose not to participate, apparently honoring their Hippocratic Oath. In the current war on terror, the line between homicide and accident may become blurred so that the word "homicide" may take on a different meaning. On the other hand, "genocide," the term for the homicide of an entire race or class of people, occurred often during World War II.

Legally, homicide is classified as the following crimes and types:

• murder/murder in English law
• manslaughter/manslaughter in English law
  • voluntary manslaughter
  • involuntary manslaughter
• homicide
  • culpable homicide (in Scots law)
  • negligent homicide (in some criminal jurisdictions)
    • reckless manslaughter
    • mere negligence
  • justifiable homicide
  • legal homicide
• infanticide
• fratricide
• causing death by dangerous driving
• genocide

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Surveillance video released in Moreland Ave package store robbery-homicide. More at 10& 11pm.
kendra11alive (Kendra Mackey) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:21:51 -0000
Surveillance video released in Moreland Ave package store robbery-homicide. More at 10& 11pm.
Second man arrested in Macon homicide: Law enforcement officials arrested a second suspect in an armed robbery and ... http://bit.ly/7OkcnG
middlegeorgia (middlegeorgia) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:18:45 -0000
Second man arrested in Macon homicide: Law enforcement officials arrested a second suspect in an armed robbery and ... http://bit.ly/7OkcnG
Next to last class for the semester. TIPS payouts today, 7 recipients showed including homicide and robbery TIP submiters. Very cold today!
tdf351 (Kevin Boehm) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:59:56 -0000
Next to last class for the semester. TIPS payouts today, 7 recipients showed including homicide and robbery TIP submiters. Very cold today!
LMAO RT @partyp RT @CaniLIV A spot called Homicide and Robbery! RT @partyp: What lounge is poppin in the BX on Fridays? << LMAO
suitechauvhan (Chauvhan) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:12:18 -0000
LMAO RT @partyp RT @CaniLIV A spot called Homicide and Robbery! RT @partyp: What lounge is poppin in the BX on Fridays? << LMAO
RT @CaniLIV A spot called Homicide and Robbery! RT @partyp: What lounge is poppin in the BX on Fridays? << LMAO
partyp (PP) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:24 -0000
RT @CaniLIV A spot called Homicide and Robbery! RT @partyp: What lounge is poppin in the BX on Fridays? << LMAO
Double homicide was robbery that went wrong http://bit.ly/7YzIEY
PilotNews (PilotNews) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:59:10 -0000
Double homicide was robbery that went wrong http://bit.ly/7YzIEY

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