Test 1 - Ch 6 Book Flashcards
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the killing of a human being
homicide
at common law, the unlawful killing of one person by another malice aforethought (premeditation)
murder
the crime of unlawfully killing another person without malice
manslaughter
the mental predetermination to commit an illegal act
malice aforethought
a violent and uncontrollable rage resulting from a provocation that would cause such a response by a reasonable person
heat of passion
the intentional taking of a person’s own life
suicide
deliberate decision or plan to commit a crime
premeditation
the intentional killing of a human without malice or premeditation and usually occurring during a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion
voluntary manslaughter
the unintentional killing of another person as the result of gross or wanton negligence
involuntary manslaughter
killing another in self-defense or defense of others when there is serious danger of death or great bodily harm to self or others or when authorized by law
justifiable homicide
a death caused by accident or misfortune
excusable homicide
the commission of suicide with the aid of a physician
doctor-assisted suicide
controversial “right” to terminate one’s own life under certain circumstances
right to die
conduct that prompts another person to react through criminal conduct
provocation
the highest degree of unlawful homicide, usually defined as “an unlawful act committed with the premeditated intent to take the life of a human being.”
first-degree murder
a homicide committed during the court of committed another felony other than murder (armed robbery). The felonious act substitutes for the malice aforethought ordinarily required in murder.
felony murder
a killing perpetrated by any act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual
second-degree murder
a serious moral deficiency; a high level of malice often linked to second-degree murder
depraved mind or heart
a homicide resulting from the unlawful and negligent operation of a motor vehicle
vehicular homicide
“the body of the crime” The material thing upon which a crime has been committed
corpus delicti
the cause that is nearest to a given effect in a casual relationship
proximate cause
the complete cessation of activity of the central nervous system
brain death
the act of aiding or assisting a person to take his or her life. An offense in some jurisdiction
assisted suicide
the intentional termination of a pregnancy
abortion
