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  1. cardiopulmonary arrest
    absence of systole
    The killing—At common law life ended with cardiopulmonary arrest[5]—the total and permanent cessation of blood circulation and respiration.[6]
  2. malice aforethought
    criminal intent
    Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with "malice aforethought", and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).
  3. first degree
    a degree of one
    Generally second degree murder is common law murder with first degree being an aggravated form.
  4. felony
    a serious crime, such as murder or arson
    The four states of mind recognized as constituting "malice" are:

    i.Intent to kill,
    ii.Intent to inflict grievous bodily harm short of death,
    iii.Reckless indifference to an unjustifiably high risk to human life (sometimes described as an "abandoned and malignant heart"), or
    iv.Intent to commit a dangerous felony (the "felony-murder" doctrine).
  5. premeditation
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
    The courts broadened the scope of murder by eliminating the requirement of actual premeditation and deliberation as well as true malice.
  6. aggravate
    make worse
    Generally second degree murder is common law murder with first degree being an aggravated form.
  7. permissive
    not strict in discipline
    Thus, if the defendant intentionally uses a deadly weapon or instrument against the victim, such use authorizes a permissive inference of intent to kill.
  8. strangulation
    the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe
    In addition murder committed by acts such as strangulation, poisoning, or lying in wait are treated as first degree murder
  9. homicide
    the killing of a human being by another human being
    Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with "malice aforethought", and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).
  10. cessation
    a stopping
    The killing—At common law life ended with cardiopulmonary arrest[5]—the total and permanent cessation of blood circulation and respiration.[6]
  11. killing
    the act of terminating a life
    Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with "malice aforethought", and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).
  12. manslaughter
    recklessly causing someone's death without intending to
    Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with "malice aforethought", and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).
  13. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
    As the loss of a human being inflicts enormous grief upon the individuals close to the victim, as well as the fact that the commission of a murder is highly detrimental to the good order within society, most societies both present and in antiquity have considered it a most serious crime worthy of the harshest of punishment.
  14. deliberation
    careful consideration
    The courts broadened the scope of murder by eliminating the requirement of actual premeditation and deliberation as well as true malice.
  15. suicide
    the act of killing yourself
    Life began when the fetus passed through the birth canal and took its first breath.[8]

    by another human being—at early common law suicide was considered murder.[9]
Created on Mon Sep 20 22:10:22 EDT 2010

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