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Murder is murder right?

killing an animal/plant for food

or killing for sport

or killing for revenge

Murder is murder right?

we all pretty much at different levels have a taboo against murder in one form or another

and certain belief system have rules about killing and murder

So murder is murder right?

be it real/enacted/digital

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  • 6 years ago
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    The legal definition of murder is "the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought".

    Killing an animal is not murder because it is not a human being.

    Killing an enemy soldier is not murder because it is lawful when done according to the laws and customs of war and is usually done without specific malice towards the victim.

    Killing a person who is trying to kill you is not murder if you are taking only that action necessary to prevent grievous bodily injury to yourself or a loved one. If it is not malicious, it will be found justifiable and not murder.

    Killing people for revenge or sport is murder.

  • 6 years ago

    Killing is not always murder. See Exodus 20 and compare it with Exodus 21. Though it is always about the loss of a life, it is not necessarily murder.

  • 6 years ago

    Murder is killing another human being. At one time killing a slave was not murder and allowed by law and religion.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    No. Murder is of humans only.

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  • 6 years ago

    Murder is specifically if a human I think, that's the definition: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

  • CC
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Killing is not the same as murder, whether done to people or other animals.

  • Gary B
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    "MURDER" is defined as an act in which MALICE TOWARDS THE VICTIM is implied. We MURDER because we HATE.

    "KILLING" is defined as the SAME act, but without the malice towards the victim. This would be like a savage killing a deer, and then giving thanks to the universe for providing food, or in a more extreme case, a professional executioner killing a murderer he has never met, and does not hate.

    "Murdre" and "Killing" are NOT the same thing.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    I murdered a napkin today. I mean, I really shredded that thing!

  • 6 years ago

    Not all killing is murder.

    Official legislative definition of murder is generally considered as:

    "the UNLAWFUL, PREMEDITATED killing of one HUMAN being by another."

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Right.

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