| 单词 | unlawful killing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunlawful killing unlawful killing n. Law the killing of a human being in a manner contrary to the law, as murder, manslaughter, etc.; an instance of this.In English law a verdict of unlawful killing can be returned in a coroner's inquest; cf. quot. 2012. ΚΠ a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. xvi. sig. I.viiiv There is playne among the .x commaundementes forbydden the vnlawfull killing of any man. 1691 G. Miege New State Eng. iii. xvi. 127 Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of one without prepensed Malice. 1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 8 Homicide by misadventure is an unlawful killing by accident. 1904 Washington Post 9 Dec. 6/2 Our record of unlawful killing of human beings is far in excess of that of any other enlightened people. 2012 Independent 3 May 1/3 The coroner..pointed towards unlawful killing—either manslaughter or murder—by a ‘third party’. < as lemmas |
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