Understanding Homicide and Justifiable Homicide

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What constitutes homicide?

Deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another (correct)
Killing someone due to negligence
Accidental death of one person by another
Killing in self-defense without intent to harm

What is a key condition for an act to qualify as justifiable homicide?

The killer must not know the victim
The attacker must be armed
The act is performed in a public place
The killing is in necessary self-defense (correct)

Which of the following scenarios best represents justifiable homicide?

A homeowner shoots an intruder who breaks into their home with the intent to harm (correct)
A person kills another in a bar fight
A person stabs someone in self-defense out of spite
An individual accidentally kills their friend while hunting

In what situations can justifiable homicide NOT be claimed?

<p>During a riot with no direct threat to self (A), If the killing was premeditated (B), If the threat was perceived rather than real (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about justifiable homicide is true?

<p>It requires an intent to protect oneself or others from harm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Homicide

Homicide is the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.
Homicide can also be referred to as murder.
Justifiable homicide is a legal defense used in cases of homicide.
Justifiable homicide is permitted in cases of necessary self-defense, defense of habitation, property, or person.
Justifiable homicide applies when someone is defending against a person who manifestly intends, or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony.
Justifiable homicide applies in scenarios involving violence, riots, tumultuous or surreptitious entries into someone's habitation to assault or offer personal violence.