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nonfelonious homicide – (1896) A killing that is legally either excusable or justifiable.
innocent homicide – (1884) Homicide that does not involve criminal guilt.
Various Forms of
Nonfelonious Homicide:
excusable homicide – homicide by accident or self-defense. — aka justifiable homicide.
justifiable homicide – the killing of another person in self-defense, to prevent a crime or a criminal’s escape, or as execution for a capital crime.
References:
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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6
[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931
[3]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition
by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.
[4]: J.W. Cecil Turner, Kenny’s Outlines of Criminal Law 109 (16th ed. 1952).
[5]: H.L.A. Hart, “Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment,” in Punishment and Responsibility 1, 13 (1968).
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