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Old June 21st 04, 03:23 PM
G.R. Patterson III
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

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The Oxford English Dictionary and both American and British Common Law.


Are you sure? Yesterday you said murder is a legal definition made by the
State.


Yes. It's defined in law. It's been defined in law for centuries. The OED echoes that
definition. The State determines what specific killings are illegal. For a killing to
be murder, the victim must be human, the killing must have been intentional, it must
have been premeditated, and it must be illegal. The State defines what is murder and
what is not.

George Patterson
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