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Whats the difference between homicide, suicide and murder?
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Whats the difference between homicide, suicide and murder?



    




Mutt
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Homicide is the killing of one person by another.

Murder is unlawful homicide.

Suicide is killing yourself.

Homicide can include accidental death of someone where it is not considered murder.


BARROWMAN
Homicide is the killing of a human being by another human being
Suicide is the act of killing yourself
Murder is the unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being


Faith ((Ninja and Ducky))
homicide - to kill someone unlawfully
murder - same as homicide
suicide - to kill oneself


Jeff
homicide and murder are the same. suicide is killing YOURSELF. don't do ANY of them.


miami
Homicide is the killing of one person by another. At common law, homicide is classified in three ways:
Justifiable homicide, which is commanded or authorized by law, such as the act of a police officer killing an armed suspect who is shooting at him,
Excusable homicide, for which there is a legal defense, such as the act of a person shooting an armed intruder in his own home, and Criminal homicide.

Murder is the act of killing another human being with "malice aforethought". Malice aforethought is defined to be the intent to kill or to inflict bodily injury, either express or implied. If a deadly weapon is used, intent to kill will necessarily be implied by a court of law.

Suicide is the act of intentionally terminating one's own life.

Hope that helps.


borat_dave
Homicide and murder are the same thing.

Suicide is when you kill yourself


stu07
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If you check the definitions they are as follows,
Homicide is the killing of another human being, but it does not have to be unlawful an example would be if i was to fire a weapon in a direction and it went through a wall untentionally and killed someone on the other side this would be deemed a homicidal occurance

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice

Suicide is the intentionally taking of your own life,

Homicide isnt generally used in England as a term of crime or event and is generally used in the states, however they are different as there has to be intent, same as there has to be intent for suicide otherwise it is called accidentaly death or death cause by unknown or events out of the control of the victim.


john j
Here's a good scenario, dead body on the floor gunshot to the head. Homicide?..suicide,...or murder?
The police detectives will immediately use the word "homicide,
because the person did not die of natural causes.
Murder or suicide will be determined later as the investigation
continues by gathering evidence.
A great exampleof this is the show The first 48 on A&E.


Nicola H
The first one is an American version of the third one and suicide is when you do it to yourself!

Confusing eh?


innepik
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Homicide is the killing of a person by another person, murder is the same as homicide, but with intention of killing or premeditation. Suicide is of course the act of a person killing him/herself.


Jeff- <3 God <3 people
homicide-to kill another person
suicide-to murder self
murder-to kill someone intentionally (hit neighbor kid with your car because you don't like him)
killing-to end life accidentially (hit kid who runs out in front of your car, by mistake)


Barbara Doll to you
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Homicide and murder are the same and involve somebody else. Suicide is self inflicted.


silentbutdeadlybitch
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Homicide is the police word for murder. Suicide is when you take your own life. That simple...


Nun Y
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homicide is both a suicide and a murder


Eddie R
Suicide is to kill oneself, homicide and murder are the same.


sheedy129
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homicide is the same as murder.suicide is when you kill yourself

manslaughter is when you accidentally kill someone


Duke75
Suicide is when you kill yourself, murder is when you kill someone else and homicide is when an American kills someone.


Ade C
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Homicide and murder are really the same thing. Suicide is taking your own life. All three are classed as acts of murder, whether it be your's or another persons.


Sam Vimes
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Homicide - society is to blame

Murder - childhood is to blame

Suicide - only have yourself to blame


Zoe
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murder is were u kill some1 else.. or is that manslaughter?

suicide is were you kill yourself

no idea what homicide is.





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