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'''Murder''' is defined as the "illegal" killing of one human being by one or more other human beings. Where the killing is "legal" it is termed [[execution]]. |
'''Murder''' is defined as the "illegal" killing of one human being by one or more other human beings. Where the killing is "legal" it is termed [[execution]]. |
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Etymologically the word appears to originate in Old English |
Etymologically the word appears to originate in [[Old English]] ''morδor'' "a secret killing". By [[Chaucer]]'s time (the [[Nun]]'s [[Priest]]'s Tale) it is ''mordre''. |
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Revision as of 12:19, 17 October 2006
Murder is defined as the "illegal" killing of one human being by one or more other human beings. Where the killing is "legal" it is termed execution.
Etymologically the word appears to originate in Old English morδor "a secret killing". By Chaucer's time (the Nun's Priest's Tale) it is mordre.
