depraved-heart murder
English 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 edit
depraved-heart murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “depraved-heart murder”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
