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  2. Jail Killing - Wikipedia

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    The Jail Killing (Bengali: জেল হত্যা, romanized: Jail hotya) refers to the murder of four leaders of the Awami League political party in Bangladesh by army officers who carried out a coup d'état there on 15 August 1975.

  3. Jail Killing Day - Wikipedia

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    Jail Killing Day (Bengali: জেল হত্যা দিবস) is observed by the Awami League (AL) of Bangladesh and many other political organisations on 3 November every year. It commemorates the killing of four Awami League and national leaders: former vice-president Syed Nazrul Islam , former prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed and Captain ...

  4. Death in custody - Wikipedia

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    A death in custody is a death of a person in the custody of the police, other authorities, or while in prison.In the 21st century, death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths.

  5. Justifiable homicide - Wikipedia

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    According to Black's Law Dictionary justifiable homicide applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense. [1]The term "legal intervention" is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. [2]

  6. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Up to 1 year in county jail Vehicular Manslaughter (Gross Negligence) Up to 1 year in county jail as a misdemeanor. 2, 4, or 6 years in state prison as a felony. Vehicular Manslaughter for Financial Gain 4, 6, or 10 years in state prison Involuntary Manslaughter 2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used)

  7. Capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    It is also argued that the punishing of a killing with another death is a relatively unusual punishment for a violent act, because in general violent crimes are not punished by subjecting the perpetrator to a similar act (e.g. rapists are, typically, not punished by corporal punishment, although it may be inflicted in Singapore, for example).

  8. Murder - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought For other uses, see Murder (disambiguation). "Murderer" redirects here. For other uses, see Murderer (disambiguation). "Double murder" redirects here. For the film, see Double Murder. Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600 ...

  9. Criminal sentencing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Either of these offenses, or the killing of more than one person, is an automatic first degree charge. Louisiana provides for life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty for murder. [10] Massachusetts In Massachusetts, first degree murder is defined as killing a person with premeditated intent to kill.