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victim-precipitated homicide  

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  • According to the common law, murder is the intentional taking of another human life with premeditation or with extreme malice (i.e., in “cold blood”). This is the basis for the scenarios—either real or imagined—that come to mind when people are asked to describe the crime of murder. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Homicide, Victim-Precipitated]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FMJJ256X-M

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