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CRIMINAL HOMICIDE [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
CONT

By way of example, consider the defence of provocation set out in section 232 of the Criminal Code. The defence of provocation reduces culpable homicide that would otherwise be murder to manslaughter, provided that "the person who committed it did so in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation. "

Key term(s)
  • defense of provocation
  • provocation defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Pour pouvoir bénéficier de la défense de provocation, l'accusé doit être en mesure d'établir que la victime a proféré une insulte ou un acte injuste tellement grave qu'une personne ordinaire, placée dans les mêmes circonstances que lui, aurait perdu la maitrise d'elle-même et aurait été poussée au meurtre. Il doit aussi avoir tué dans un accès de colère, sous l'impulsion du moment et avant d'avoir eu le temps de reprendre son sang-froid.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Police
  • IT Security
OBS

The Technological Crime Program(TCP) is a national program within the RCMP's [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] Policing Support Services which assists investigations involving computer/technology enabled crimes as well as leading pure computer crime investigations. The technological crime investigations and assistance requests span organized crime, national security, fraud, hacking, homicide, drug investigations, child pornography and virtually any other criminal activity.

Key term(s)
  • Technological Crime Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Police
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

Le Programme de la criminalité technologique (PCT) est un programme national du Soutien aux services de police (SSP) de la GRC [Gendarmerie royale du Canada] qui contribue aux enquêtes de criminalité technohabilitée et qui mène des enquêtes sur des délits informatiques purs. Les enquêtes liées à la criminalité technologique et les demandes d’aide portent sur le crime organisé, la sécurité nationale, la fraude, le piratage informatique, les homicides, la drogue, la pornographie juvénile et pratiquement toutes les autres activités criminelles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

The killing of a human being by [another] human being.

OBS

homicide : May be categorized as lawful(committed in the execution of justice) or unlawful, or as justifiable, excusable or criminal(killing, neither justifiable nor excusable, such as murder, manslaughter, infanticide).

CONT

Criminal homicide-Homicide prohibited and punishable by law, such as murder or manslaughter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
DEF

Fait de tuer un être humain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
DEF

[...] muerte causada a una persona por otra, por lo común ejecutada ilegítimamente y con violencia.

OBS

homicidio: Expresión, definición y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

OBS

homicidio: De la presente definición de la palabra «homicide» se desprende que ésta no tiene el sentido técnico que en español tiene su correlativa "homicidio". Tiene, por supuesto, el significado de "acto de dar muerte", pero en sentido genérico. Mientras que en español la muerte, para constituir "homicidio", ha de derivar de un acto injusto o ilícito. En el Derecho inglés se admite un homicidio legítimo (lawful homicide), que puede ser "excusable homicide" (homicidio excusable), como en el caso del cometido en legítima defensa o por accidente inculpable, o "justifiable homicide" (homicidio justificable), como el cometido en cumplimiento de un deber, oficio o cargo, por ejemplo, en el caso del soldado que mata al enemigo en guerra o del verdugo que ejecuta al condenado a muerte. La palabra inglesa "homicide" abarca, además del homicidio en sentido estricto (manslaughter), el asesinato, el infanticidio y la inducción al suicidio (criminal homicide).

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Record 4 2011-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Culpable homicide that is not murder or infanticide is manslaughter.

OBS

Term used in the Criminal Code.

OBS

Generally unlawful homicide which cannot be classified as murder, as where X kills Y as a result of grossly negligent conduct.

OBS

May be classified as(1) voluntary, manslaughter because the accused succesfully pleads diminished responsibility or provocation;(2) involuntary, as where the actus reus of homicide is unaccompanied by malice aforethought, resulting from an act performed with criminal negligence.

OBS

manslaughter: Term, context and observations reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

L'homicide coupable qui n'est pas un meurtre ni un infanticide constitue un homicide involontaire coupable.

OBS

Le terme «homicide involontaire coupable» a remplacé «homicide involontaire» dans le Code criminel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
CONT

Es "voluntary" (voluntario) cuando se dan circunstancias atenuantes como la provocación o la capacidad mental disminuida, e "involuntary" (involuntario) cuando sobreviene durante la realización de una conducta, lícita o delictiva, pero sin observar la necesaria cautela o reunir la competencia necesaria.

OBS

En Inglaterra, el "manslaughter" consiste en matar a otro ilegítimamente sin intención, definición amplia que comprende el homicidio cometido con dolo eventual y el causado por imprudencia temeraria.

OBS

homicidio involuntario; homicidio por imprudencia; homicidio por negligencia: Expresiones, contexto y observaciones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 5 2007-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
DEF

A criminal who commits homicide(who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
DEF

Personne qui a commis un meurtre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
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