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Wilful killing

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005232

The intentional act of causing the death of another person, carried out with premeditation or malice aforethought. This offense is a grave breach of international humanitarian law, particularly in armed conflicts. It is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005232
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005232",
  "term": "Wilful killing",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The intentional act of causing the death of another person, carried out with premeditation or malice aforethought. This offense is a grave breach of international humanitarian law, particularly in armed conflicts. It is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/wilful-killing/"
}

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