homicide
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murdering an infantsynonyms: infanticide, meurtretype of:meurtreunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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the murder of a competitorsynonyms: assassinat, meurtretype of:meurtreunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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the killing of a human being by another human being
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unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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homicide without malice aforethought
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