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Death investigation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adipocere | if the body is in a hot, moist location, a soapy appearance |
| algor mortis | refers to the postmortem cooling process of the body and can be extremely helpful in homicide investigations. |
| asphyxiation | results when the body tissues and the brain receive insufficient oxygen to support the red blood cells |
| autoerotic asphyxiation | the victim has sought to intensify sexual gratification by placing a rope or other ligature around the neck and causing just enough construction to create hypoxia, or a deficiency of oxygen in the bloodstream that results in semiconsciousness |
| cadaveric spasm | a condition that occurs in specific muscle groups rather than the entire body. |
| criminal homicide | is subdivided into murder and manslaughter , both of which are further subdivided |
| criminal negligence | acts of commission create creating situations resulting in unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm |
| defense wounds | nonfatal wounds incurred by victims as they attempt to ward off attackers. Indicative of murder. |
| equivocal death | Those inquires that are open to interpretation |
| excusable homicide | is the unintentional, truly accidental killing of another person |
| expressive violence | is that stemming from hurt feelings , anger, rage. |
| first degree murder | requires premeditation and the intent to cause death |
| heat of passion | results from extremely volatile arguments between two people. |
| hesitation wounds | in areas where the main wound occurs |
| homicide | The killing of another person |
| instrumental violence | is goal-directed predatory behavior used to exert control |
| involuntary manslaughter | accidental homicide that results from extreme negligence. |
| justifiable homicide | is killing another person under authorization of the law |
| lethal predator | define a lethal predator as possessing Lethal violence, multiple acts of sexual predation, mental abnormality and legal sanity |
| lust murder | is a sex related homicide involving a sadistic, deviant assault |
| malicious intent | an element of first band second degree murder , implies ill will, wickedness, or cruelty |
| manslaughter | is the unlawful killing of another person with no prior malice |
| mass murder | when multiple victims are killed in a single incident by one or a few suspects |
| mummification | Complete dehydration of all body tissues |
| murder | is the most severe statutory crime , one of the few for which the penalty can be life imprisonment or death. |
| noncriminal homicide | is subdivided into excusable and justifiable homicide |
| postmortem lividity | purple discoloration of the body |
| predation | an intentional act of selecting, pursuing , and over powering a person and then inflicting harm on that person for the pleasure of the predator |
| premeditation | advanced planning |
| rigor mortis | is a stiffening of the body after death due to partial skeletal muscle contraction |
| second degree murder | the intent to cause death , but not premeditation. |
| serial murder | is the killing of three or more separate victims , with a "cooling off"period between the killings |
| suicide | the intentional taking of one's own life |
| suicide by police | a person decides he or she wants to die but does not want to pull the trigger these people take the option of forcing a police officer to do it for them |
| third degree murder | involves neither premeditation nor intent |
| toxicology | the study of poison |
| voluntary manslaughter | the intentional causing of the death of another person in the heat of passion |
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