Culpable homicide

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. ^[1]

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Criminal law legal terminology

Attendant circumstance

In law, attendant circumstances (sometimes external circumstances) are the facts surrounding an event. Culpable homicide and attendant circumstance are criminal law legal terminology.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to broaden the law on corporate manslaughter in the United Kingdom.

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Criminal Code (Canada)

The Criminal Code (Code criminel) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Homicide

Homicide is an act in which a human causes the death of another human.

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Indian Penal Code

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024.

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Infanticide

Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.

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Justifiable homicide

The concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law is a defense to culpable homicide (criminal or negligent homicide).

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Law of South Africa

South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and a customary law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African Customary Law, of which there are many variations depending on the tribal origin).

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List of national legal systems

The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four basic systems: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.

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Malice (law)

Malice is a legal term which refers to a party's intention to do injury to another party.

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Manslaughter

Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder.

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Manslaughter in English law

In the English law of homicide, manslaughter is a less serious offence than murder, the differential being between levels of fault based on the mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") or by reason of a partial defence.

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Mens rea

In criminal law, mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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Pakistan Penal Code

The Pakistan Penal Code, abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan.

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Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

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Scottish criminal law

Scots criminal law relies far more heavily on common law than in England and Wales.

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Sharia

Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.

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Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa)

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culpable_homicide

Also known as Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Negligence causing death, Negligent killing, Responsible for killing.

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