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'''Murder''' is criminal offence involving the death of one or more individuals. | '''Murder''' is criminal offence involving the death of one or more individuals. | ||
Murdering a being can result in numerous penalties, common ones are life imprisonment and [[execution]]. Killing beings on a battlefield does not usually count as a murder. A killing that classifies as murder usually means it was a targeted attack on a single individual. It is described as one of the most | Murdering a being can result in numerous penalties, common ones are life imprisonment and [[execution]]. Killing beings on a battlefield does not usually count as a murder. A killing that classifies as murder usually means it was a targeted attack on a single individual. It is described as one of the most serious [[crime]]s in the [[Universe]]. [[Assassination]] is a murder which is ordered by a superior and tasked to an assassin. | ||
It can be contrasted with [[genocide]], which involves the murder of entire populations. | |||
===Examples of Murder=== | ===Examples of Murder=== | ||
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*[[DW]]: [[The Unicorn and the Wasp]] contains the murder of several victims including, [[Professor Peach]] and [[Roger Curbishley]]. All of these were murded by Reverend [[Arnold Golightly]] who was actually a [[Vespiform]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | *[[DW]]: [[The Unicorn and the Wasp]] contains the murder of several victims including, [[Professor Peach]] and [[Roger Curbishley]]. All of these were murded by Reverend [[Arnold Golightly]] who was actually a [[Vespiform]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 21:03, 20 May 2010
Murder is criminal offence involving the death of one or more individuals.
Murdering a being can result in numerous penalties, common ones are life imprisonment and execution. Killing beings on a battlefield does not usually count as a murder. A killing that classifies as murder usually means it was a targeted attack on a single individual. It is described as one of the most serious crimes in the Universe. Assassination is a murder which is ordered by a superior and tasked to an assassin.
It can be contrasted with genocide, which involves the murder of entire populations.
Examples of Murder
- Sarah Jane Smith declared Styre a murderer after he killed Roth as he ran away. (DW: The Sontaran Experiment)
- The Master has murdered many people. His victims include Tegan Jovanka's Aunt Vanessa and a policeman when they found his TARDIS. (DW: Logopolis) Another of the Master's victims was Thomas Milligan, whom he murdered with his laser screwdriver. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
- George Cranleigh murdered several servants at Cranleigh Hall. The Doctor was blamed for these murders. (DW: Black Orchid)
- Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig murdered Oscar Botcherby for asking him for money. (DW: The Two Doctors)
- The Doctor accused Harriet Jones of mass murder. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
- Lucy Saxon murdered the Master with a gun. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
- DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp contains the murder of several victims including, Professor Peach and Roger Curbishley. All of these were murded by Reverend Arnold Golightly who was actually a Vespiform. (DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
