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PREMEDITATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aggravated homicide
1, record 1, English, aggravated%20homicide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Why commit aggravated homicide(murder) ?... If we analyze this from the regulatory point of view of the Federal Penal Code, we would be facing the assumption of a person who, after having thought about it, kills another person [who] has no chance to engage in self-defense, using for that end, harmful substances or torture. This would be created as murder, characterized by premeditation, and unfair advantage(Articles 315 and 316 of the Federal Penal Code). Therefore, the use of the death penalty is precisely created as aggravated homicide as set forth in the Federal Penal Code, which would be called murder in other countries. 2, record 1, English, - aggravated%20homicide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homicide aggravé
1, record 1, French, homicide%20aggrav%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- homicide qualifié 2, record 1, French, homicide%20qualifi%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parquet a ouvert une information judiciaire, notamment pour homicide aggravé, tentative d'homicide, association de malfaiteurs en relation avec une entreprise terroriste, séquestration, vols avec arme. 1, record 1, French, - homicide%20aggrav%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] vingt-trois autres membres du Sentier lumineux comparaîtront ainsi pour «terrorisme aggravé, homicide qualifié et délits au préjudice de l’État» [...] 2, record 1, French, - homicide%20aggrav%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- homicidio calificado
1, record 1, Spanish, homicidio%20calificado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Artículo 320. Al responsable de un homicidio calificado se le impondrán de treinta a sesenta años de prisión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - homicidio%20calificado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- advantage
1, record 2, English, advantage
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Why commit aggravated homicide(murder) ?... If we analyze this from the regulatory point of view of the Federal Penal Code, we would be facing the assumption of a person who, after having thought about it, kills another person [who] has no chance to engage in self-defense, using for that end, harmful substances or torture. This would be created as murder, characterized by premeditation, and unfair advantage(Articles 315 and 316 of the Federal Penal Code). Therefore, the use of the death penalty is precisely created as aggravated homicide as set forth in the Federal Penal Code, which would be called murder in other countries. 2, record 2, English, - advantage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Premeditation cases are the ones where there is advantage taken from the situation of the helplessness of the victim, when the execution is sudden, and unexpected, by surprise, or when it happens via stalking, betting, a trap, or ambush. 3, record 2, English, - advantage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avantage
1, record 2, French, avantage
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le Trésor de la Langue française informatisé, «avantage» veut dire «supériorité qu'une personne a sur une autre». 1, record 2, French, - avantage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventaja
1, record 2, Spanish, ventaja
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Artículo 316. Se entiende que hay ventaja: I. Cuando el delincuente es superior en fuerza física al ofendido y éste no se halla armado; II. Cuando es superior por las armas que emplea, por su mayor destreza en el manejo de ellas o por el número de los que lo acompañan; III. Cuando se vale de algún medio que debilita la defensa del ofendido, y IV. Cuando éste se halla inerme o caído y aquél armado o de pie. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ventaja
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- second degree murder
1, record 3, English, second%20degree%20murder
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- second-degree murder 2, record 3, English, second%2Ddegree%20murder
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All murder that is not first degree murder ... 3, record 3, English, - second%20degree%20murder
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Second-degree murder is the crime of killing with the intention of killing but without deliberation or premeditation. 4, record 3, English, - second%20degree%20murder
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- meurtre au deuxième degré
1, record 3, French, meurtre%20au%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20degr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- meurtre au second degré 2, record 3, French, meurtre%20au%20second%20degr%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les meurtres qui n'appartiennent pas à la catégorie des meurtres au premier degré [...]. 3, record 3, French, - meurtre%20au%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20degr%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Étant donné que M. Haroun a admis avoir tué sa femme, le jury avait le choix entre un verdict de meurtre au second degré et un verdict d'homicide involontaire coupable. 4, record 3, French, - meurtre%20au%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20degr%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- homicidio impremeditado
1, record 3, Spanish, homicidio%20impremeditado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Criminology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spontaneous crime
1, record 4, English, spontaneous%20crime
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A criminal act that occurs suddenly and without premeditation in response to an unforeseen stimulus. 1, record 4, English, - spontaneous%20crime
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A husband who discovers his wife in bed with another man and shoots him could be said to have committed an affectively sponteneous crime. 1, record 4, English, - spontaneous%20crime
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Criminologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crime spontané
1, record 4, French, crime%20spontan%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- criminalité spontanée 2, record 4, French, criminalit%C3%A9%20spontan%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour le ministère public, cela fait beaucoup d'éléments incitant à croire à une préméditation plutôt qu'à un crime spontané. 3, record 4, French, - crime%20spontan%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-06-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- premeditation
1, record 5, English, premeditation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- malice aforethought 2, record 5, English, malice%20aforethought
correct
- criminal intent 3, record 5, English, criminal%20intent
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conscious consideration and planning that preceeds some act (such as committing a crime). 4, record 5, English, - premeditation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mens rea for murder is defined as malice aforethought, which has come to mean either an intention to kill or an intention to cause grievous bodily harm. 5, record 5, English, - premeditation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The mental element in the offence of murder. The prosecution must prove malice aforethought solely by proof either intended to kill another person or that he intended to cause that person really serious harm. 6, record 5, English, - premeditation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- préméditation
1, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préparation intentionnelle et réfléchie d'un acte criminel. 2, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le meurtre au premier degré est celui qui est commis avec préméditation et de propos délibéré. 2, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- intención dolosa
1, record 5, Spanish, intenci%C3%B3n%20dolosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- premeditación 1, record 5, Spanish, premeditaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intención dolosa y premeditación: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 5, Spanish, - intenci%C3%B3n%20dolosa
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-12-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Penal Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- with malice aforethought
1, record 6, English, with%20malice%20aforethought
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- with premeditation 2, record 6, English, with%20premeditation
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Malice aforethought means any one or more of the following states of mind ... (a)An intention to cause the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, any person, whether such person is the person actually killed or not; (b)knowledge that the act which causes death will probably cause the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, some person, whether such person is the person actually killed or not, although such knowledge is accompanied by indifference whether death or grievous bodily harm is caused or not ... 3, record 6, English, - with%20malice%20aforethought
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Droit pénal
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- avec préméditation
1, record 6, French, avec%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Manal purge une peine de 50 mois. Officiellement, elle a été accusée de tentative de meurtre avec préméditation. 2, record 6, French, - avec%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
- Derecho penal
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- con premeditación dolosa
1, record 6, Spanish, con%20premeditaci%C3%B3n%20dolosa
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- con malicia premeditada 1, record 6, Spanish, con%20malicia%20premeditada
correct
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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