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- DictionaryCulpable homicide
noun
- 1. (in some jurisdictions, including Scotland, South Africa, and India) an unlawful act that results in a person's death but is held not to amount to murder.
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- Culpable homicide
Illegal homicide either with or without intent, depending on jurisdiction
Culpable homicide is a categorisation of certain offences in various jurisdictions within the Commonwealth of Nations which involves the homicide (illegal killing of a person) either with or without an intention to kill depending upon how a particular jurisdiction has defined the offence. Unusually for those legal systems which have originated or been influenced during rule by the United Kingdom, ... Wikipedia
