Murder

Statute: Common Law Definition: 'The unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the Queens peace with malice aforethought' Equation:UK + RCB +QP + EM/IM = Murder
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'Unlawful killing' Some professionals in Emergency Services may legally take a life under certain circumstances. e.g Doctors are not liable for murder if they switch off life support.
Lawful homicide can also be in the form of self defence if the D has used no more than reasonable force in the circumstances.
'Reasonable Creature in Being' Killing of a foetus or a person in PVS is not murder.
'Under the Queens peace' Soldiers are not liable for murder during War Time.
A Omission cannot be the Actus Reus for a murder however the following are…