Murder
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Revision as of 10:31, 7 May 2007
Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with "malice aforethought." [1] Cases involving multiple murders may be known as any of the following:
- mass murder
- serial murder (or, more informally, killing sprees)
- genocide
Unlawful killings not involving "malice" may be termed:
- manslaughter
- homicide
Lawful forms of killing may include:
- justifiable homicide, including killing in self-defense
- execution by the state
- war
- killing sanctioned by religious authority
Murder in the Bible
The supposed "first murder" occurs in Genesis 4 
, in which Cain slays his brother Abel and is cursed by God for doing so.
Believers tend not to ascribe the term murder to the many killings committed by God in the Bible.
