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justifiable homicide

Meaning of "justifiable homicide" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

justifiable homicide


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Justifiable homicide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Justifiable homicide

Note: Varies by jurisdiction ▪ Assassination ▪ Child murder ▪ Consensual homicide ▪ Contract killing ▪ Crime of passion ▪ Depraved-heart murder ▪ Double murder ▪ Execution-style killing ▪ Felony murder rule ▪ Feticide ▪ Honor killing ▪ Human sacrifice ▪ Child ▪ Lust murder ▪ Lynching ▪ Mass murder ▪ Misdemeanor murder ▪ Murder–suicide ▪ Proxy murder ▪ Pseudocommando ▪ Lonely hearts killer ▪ Serial killer ▪ Spree killer ▪ Internet homicide Manslaughter ▪ In English law ▪ Negligent homicide ▪ Vehicular homicide Non-criminal homicide Note: Varies by jurisdiction ▪ Euthanasia ▪ Assisted suicide ▪ Capital punishment ▪ Feticide ▪ Human sacrifice ▪ Justifiable homicide ▪ War By victim or victims ▪ Suicide Family ▪ Familicide ▪ Avunculicide ▪ Prolicide ▪ Filicide ▪ Infanticide ▪ Neonaticide ▪ Fratricide ▪ Mariticide ▪ Sororicide ▪ Uxoricide ▪...

Definition of justifiable homicide in the English dictionary

The definition of justifiable homicide in the dictionary is lawful killing, as in self-defence or to prevent a crime.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

justiceship · justiciability · justiciable · justicialism · justiciar · justiciaries · justiciarship · justiciary · justifiability · justifiable · justifiableness · justifiably · justification · justification by faith · justificative · justificatory · justified · justifier · justifies · justify

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

acaricide · bactericide · culpable homicide · decide · deicide · foeticide · fungicide · germicide · herbicide · homicide · infanticide · insecticide · matricide · negligent homicide · patricide · pesticide · regicide · rodenticide · silicide · spermicide · suicide

Synonyms and antonyms of justifiable homicide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «justifiable homicide» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

Find out the translation of justifiable homicide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of justifiable homicide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «justifiable homicide» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

正当杀人
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

homicidio justificado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

justifiable homicide
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

न्यायोचित हत्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القتل مبرر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

оправданным убийство
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

homicídio justificável
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সমর্থনযোগ্য হত্যাকাণ্ড
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

homicide justifiable
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pembunuhan yang dibenarkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

berechtigte Tötung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

正当殺人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

정당한 살인 사건
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pembunuhan adil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giết người chính đáng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நியாயப்படுத்தக்கூடிய கொலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

न्याय्य खून
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Haklı cinayet
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

omicidio per legittima difesa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

usprawiedliwione zabójstwo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправданим вбивство
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

omucidere justificată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαιολογημένη ανθρωποκτονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regverdigbaar manslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvarlig mord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsvarlig drap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of justifiable homicide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about justifiable homicide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE»

Discover the use of justifiable homicide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to justifiable homicide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Justifiable Homicide: Battered Women, Self-Defense, and the Law
Presents cases where women have killed men in self-defense and analyzes society's reluctance to accept their actions as justifiable
Cynthia K. Gillespie, 1989
2
Justifiable Homicide
Juries are charged to mete out justice, but sometimes, a cop must take justice into his own hands. Justifiable Homicide, by BJ Whalen is a gripping tale of what can happen when the government fails to administer true justice.
B. J. Whalen, 2011
3
Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam ...
1991-In the foothills of Tasmania's Mount Wellington a Vietnam veteran, Joe Gilewicz is shot dead by a special police group.
Paul Tapp, 2009
4
The Question of "Justifiable Homicide..".
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Greene Cumston, 2012
5
Bluebeard; or, Dangerous curiosity & justifiable homicide. A ...
BLUEBEARD; on, DANGEROUS CURIOSITY AND JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, ACT. I. S C E N E I. Room in the House of SCHACABAC. Sonacamc, FATIMA, & ANNE. SCHAOABAC walks up and down, strongly agitated. ' FATIMA. Papa, what's ...
‎1841
6
New York Magazine
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country.
7
A Treatise on the Law of Homicide in the United States: To ...
E\cusable and justifiable homicide—(co1itinue¢l.) A person set to watch a yard or garden is not justified in shooting any one who comes into it in the night, unless he believe his life in danger, 235. Excusable homicide, in rosecution of lawful ...
Francis Wharton, 1855
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Forensic Epidemiology
Homicide is ordinarily classified in one of three ways: justifiable, excusable, or felonious. Justifiable homicide is committed intentionally, but without any evil design or motive. It is also committed under such circumstances of necessity or duty as ...
Steven A. Koehler, Peggy A. Brown, 2009
9
Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland
Justifiable homicide is where a person kills another in the performance of some legal duty, as in the execution of death sentence, or arresting an outlaw, or to prevent the commission of some atrocious crime. Excusable homicide is where the ...
Raphael Semmes, 1996
10
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS VOL. II
Of Justifiable Homicide. Justifiable ho- Art. . That is justifiable homicide which, although com- nucide. mitted voluntarily, is inflicted in cases where it is required or permitted by law. These cases are enumerated in the following sections: §3.
‎1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term justifiable homicide is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Readers Write (July 18): Planned Parenthood responds to …
Troy Newman, Daledian's board member and adviser, is best known for his belief that murdering abortion doctors is justifiable homicide and for ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Did Gun-Wielding Watchman Use Disproportional Force in Killing …
Today at a press conference police could not say if it was a justifiable homicide:… Supt Hilberto Romero - OC, CIB - Eastern Division. «Channel 7 Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Jon C. Whalen
After retirement, he and his son, Bernard, a NYPD lieutenant, coauthored two books: Justifiable Homicide, a police procedural novel published ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Tyrone 'Tee Boy' Daniel guilty of murder in carwash killing
... since last week on a charge of second-degree murder, Daniel only wanted an Orleans Parish jury to agree that it was a justifiable homicide. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
5
Combative defendant in murder trial accuses prosecutors of political …
"Do you think he would waste that on a justifiable homicide?" Daniels asked the Rodrigue at one point during the cross-examination. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
6
Thieves break into Sheriff BJ Barnes' Summerfield home
If he had been there, it wouldn't have been a break-in, but a “justifiable homicide.” Barnes said the perpetrators most likely realized they had ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
7
JFK Conspiracy Theorist To Speak At Library Tuesday
These individuals had lost confidence in Kennedy's leadership and, from their point of view, his execution was justifiable homicide. “They believed the verdict ... «Lexington News Gazette, Jul 15»
8
From Wonder Boys to Irrational Man: why Hollywood loves a hot …
... philosophically justifiable homicide as a means of bettering society at the grassroots level. In other words, unlike most films about pretentious, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Inside Scoop: Sheriff Barnes gets burgled
If he had been there, it wouldn't have been a break-in, but a "justifiable homicide." 3. The perpetrators most likely realized they'd chosen the ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
10
Visalia police: Fatal shooting appears to be justifiable
... man is dead after being shot in a fight at the home of his relatives, but Visalia police said Monday the evidence points to justifiable homicide. «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
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