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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.

"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.

I mean no disrespect to you, but I do like to see the language used carefully.

Sorry, but homicide and murder are synonymous. I like to see the language used correctly, whether "carefully" or not. But, according to two different Thesauruses I have on my desk, if you look up "Homicide" the FIRST synonym is "Murder". If you reverse that, and look up "Murder" the first synonym is "Homicide".

In the legal definition of the word, there are different types of "murder". So, I'm sure that's what you're referring to.

This woman committed "homicide". It becomes "criminal" if premeditated, or negligent, or reckless, or even careless.

She was arrested for "careless driving" resulting in "death". She obviously deserves a fair trial, but, she was charged with "careless driving resulting in death".

Even so, none of this is my issue. My issue is that she was released on only 3000 bond. She's a foreign citizen, Mexican, and a run risk. Kid or not here, husband or not here, she's a run risk.