Homicide is synonymous with murder. Period. There are various definitions thereof. Criminal homicide occurs when a person purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another. Murder and manslaughter are both examples of criminal homicide.
Thank you for trying to “correct” me, but this is the actual definition. I’ll agree with you on the second part of your statement, but the first is simply incorrect.
Criminal homicide is, as I stated above (and plagiarized from an online dictionary)”recklessly or negligently” killing another person.
This woman 1) HIT the victim with her car, 2) FLED the scene, 3) appeared to have realized she did something wrong.
In my book this is negligence, if not RECKLESS because all three things occurred.
Thank you for trying to “correct” me, but this is the actual definition. I’ll agree with you on the second part of your statement, but the first is simply incorrect.
Criminal homicide is, as I stated above (and plagiarized from an online dictionary)”recklessly or negligently” killing another person.
"Homicide" is not synonymous with "murder." You admit as much yourself in your comments above when you use the term "criminal homicide." The adjective criminal modifies the meaning of the term "homicide." I am using these terms in their ordinary meanings. When you get into legal definitions, the terms become even more specific and limited in their meanings.
A hit and run driver who kills someone has always committed a homicide. They may, or may not, have committed manslaughter, or even murder, or even first degree murder, if the deliberate intent to kill the person was present. They are, by definition, guilty of leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid unless they were unaware that they had hit someone (that can happen in rare circumstances).
I mean no disrespect to you, but I do like to see the language used carefully.