depraved-heart murder

English

Noun

depraved-heart murder (countable and uncountable, plural depraved-heart murders)

1. (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

• (murder resulting from a dangerous act): depraved-indifference murder

Hyponyms

• (murder resulting from a dangerous act): second-degree murder, third-degree murder

Further reading

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