Homicide

The killing any human ereature.

4 Bl. Comm. i177.

Thea act of a human being in killing another human being. *Honicide," as a term, does not import crimes. It includes crimes, such, for instance, as murder and manslaughter. Buta homicide may bo innocent; may even be in the performances of »duty. The execution of the sentence of death upon a criminal by the officer of the law is a homicide. The term “homicide” embraces sll man-killing.

1 Parix. Crim. R. 182, 186.

Justifiable homicide is such as is committed intentionally, but without any evil design, and undersuch circumstances of necessity or duty as render the act proper, and relieve the party from any shadow of blame; as wherea sheriff lawfully executes a sentence of death upon a malefactor, or where the killing takes place in fle endeavor to prevent the commission of a felony which could not be otherwise avoided. Hxcusable homicide is such as is committed through misadventure or accident, without any willful or malicious intention; or by necessity, in self-defense, Felonious homicide (which may be either murder or manslaughter) is that committed without justification or excuse in law, t. e, with malice and intention, and under such circumstances as to make it punishable.