HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There arefour kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, andpraiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slainwhether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is foradvantage of the lawyers.

Ambrose Bierce
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This is a very interesting quote on murder and how it is viewed by society. It is a murder but the killer may not be punished for it, as murder is justifiable if one was defending oneself or one's family. This quote also shows that the person who commits the murder may not feel guiltless as the lawyer would have his or her own motives for why he or she committed the crime.

Source: The Unabridged Devils Dictionary

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