Murder in English Law

What is the most serious form of homicide according to the common law of England and Wales?

Murder

Which term was originally used to describe the element of intentionality in murder cases?

Malice aforethought

How is murder defined at common law rather than by statute?

Unlawful killing of any reasonable person in being

What is the term for the intent to cause serious harm or injury, combined with a death arising from that intention?

'Malice aforethought' intent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'actus reus' mean?

Guilty act Signup and view all the answers

When was the 'year and a day rule' abolished?

1996 Signup and view all the answers

What rule was abolished by the Homicide Act 1957?

Felony murder rule Signup and view all the answers

In what cases did the felony murder rule create murder offences?

When manslaughter occurs during the course of a crime Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a killing to amount to murder by a defendant in terms of causation?

Intention to cause serious injury Signup and view all the answers

What does 'unlawfully' mean in the context of murder?

Without lawful justification or excuse Signup and view all the answers

What does 'novus actus interveniens' mean?

'New act breaking in' Signup and view all the answers

'A life in being' refers to which concept in terms of murder?

'A life in existence' Signup and view all the answers

'Transferred malice' was considered in which case?

Attorney General's Reference No. 3 of 1994 Signup and view all the answers

What event is considered as a part of 'transferred malice'?

Premature birth caused by an attack on the mother Signup and view all the answers

What is the most serious form of homicide according to the common law of England and Wales?

Murder Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the King or Queen's peace with malice aforethought express or implied?

Murder Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the element of intentionality in murder cases?

Malice aforethought Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the intent to cause serious harm or injury, combined with a death arising from that intention?

Transferred malice Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the King or Queen's peace with malice aforethought express or implied, defined at common law rather than by statute?

Murder Signup and view all the answers

What was the term originally used to describe the element of intentionality in murder cases?

Malice aforethought Signup and view all the answers

What does 'actus reus' mean in Latin?

Guilty act Signup and view all the answers

When was the 'year and a day rule' abolished?

1996 Signup and view all the answers

What historic rule was abolished in the Homicide Act 1957?

Felony murder rule Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a killing to amount to murder by a defendant in terms of causation?

The defendant's acts or omissions must be the operating and most substantial cause of death, with no novus actus interveniens to break the chain of causation. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'unlawfully' mean in the context of murder?

Without lawful justification or excuse Signup and view all the answers

What concept is referred to by 'a life in being' in terms of murder?

The death of a reasonable creature in rerum natura Signup and view all the answers

What case involved a murder charge for the death of an unborn child?

Attorney General's Reference No. 3 of 1994 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the intent to cause serious injury combined with a resulting death?

Intent (including common intent) to cause serious injury is sufficient for murder if death results. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'novus actus interveniens' mean?

New act breaking in Signup and view all the answers

In what cases did the felony murder rule create murder offences?

Manslaughter occurring during the course of a crime could be automatically reclassified as murder; and any deaths resulting from acts of a criminal during the crime could cause culpability as murder on the part of all his or her fellow criminals. Signup and view all the answers

Murder in English Law

Questions and Answers

What is the most serious form of homicide according to the common law of England and Wales?

Which term was originally used to describe the element of intentionality in murder cases?

How is murder defined at common law rather than by statute?

What is the term for the intent to cause serious harm or injury, combined with a death arising from that intention?

What does 'actus reus' mean?

When was the 'year and a day rule' abolished?

What rule was abolished by the Homicide Act 1957?

In what cases did the felony murder rule create murder offences?

What is required for a killing to amount to murder by a defendant in terms of causation?

What does 'unlawfully' mean in the context of murder?

What does 'novus actus interveniens' mean?

'A life in being' refers to which concept in terms of murder?

'Transferred malice' was considered in which case?

What event is considered as a part of 'transferred malice'?

What is the most serious form of homicide according to the common law of England and Wales?

What is the term for the unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the King or Queen's peace with malice aforethought express or implied?

What is the term used for the element of intentionality in murder cases?

What is the term for the intent to cause serious harm or injury, combined with a death arising from that intention?

What is the term for the unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the King or Queen's peace with malice aforethought express or implied, defined at common law rather than by statute?

What was the term originally used to describe the element of intentionality in murder cases?

What does 'actus reus' mean in Latin?

When was the 'year and a day rule' abolished?

What historic rule was abolished in the Homicide Act 1957?

What is required for a killing to amount to murder by a defendant in terms of causation?

What does 'unlawfully' mean in the context of murder?

What concept is referred to by 'a life in being' in terms of murder?

What case involved a murder charge for the death of an unborn child?

What is the term for the intent to cause serious injury combined with a resulting death?

What does 'novus actus interveniens' mean?

In what cases did the felony murder rule create murder offences?

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