depraved-heart murder
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[edit]Noun
[edit]depraved-heart murder (countable and uncountable, plural depraved-heart murders)
- (law, countable, uncountable) Murder that is the result of an act which is dangerous to others and shows that the perpetrator has a depraved mind and no regard for human life.
Synonyms
[edit]- (murder resulting from a dangerous act): depraved-indifference murder
Hyponyms
[edit]- (murder resulting from a dangerous act): second-degree murder, third-degree murder
Further reading
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depraved-heart murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “depraved-heart murder”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.