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'''Murder''' | '''Murder''' was a criminal offence involving the killing of one or more individuals. | ||
Murdering a being | Murdering a being could result in numerous penalties. Common ones were life imprisonment and [[execution]]. Killing beings on a battlefield did not usually count as murder. A killing classified as murder usually meant it was a targeted attack on a single individual. It was one of the most serious [[crime]]s in the [[Universe]]. [[Assassination]] was a murder which ordered by a superior and tasked to an assassin. | ||
Murder can be contrasted with [[genocide]], which | Murder can be contrasted with [[genocide]], which involved the deaths of entire populations. | ||
===Examples of murder=== | ===Examples of murder=== | ||
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] declared [[Styre]] a murderer after he killed [[Roth]] as he ran away. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | *[[Sarah Jane Smith]] declared [[Styre]] a murderer after he killed [[Roth]] as he ran away. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | ||
*[[The Master]] | *[[The Master]] murdered many people. His victims included [[Tegan Jovanka]]'s Aunt [[Vanessa]] and a [[Police|policeman]] when they found [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') Another of the Master's victims was [[Thomas Milligan]], whom he murdered with his [[laser screwdriver]] in an [[Year That Never Was|alternative timeline]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
*[[George Cranleigh]] murdered several servants at [[Cranleigh Hall]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] was blamed for these murders. ([[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | *[[George Cranleigh]] murdered several servants at [[Cranleigh Hall]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] was blamed for these murders. ([[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
*[[Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig]] murdered [[Oscar Botcherby]] for asking him for money. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | *[[Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig]] murdered [[Oscar Botcherby]] for asking him for money. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 3 October 2011
Murder was a criminal offence involving the killing of one or more individuals.
Murdering a being could result in numerous penalties. Common ones were life imprisonment and execution. Killing beings on a battlefield did not usually count as murder. A killing classified as murder usually meant it was a targeted attack on a single individual. It was one of the most serious crimes in the Universe. Assassination was a murder which ordered by a superior and tasked to an assassin.
Murder can be contrasted with genocide, which involved the deaths 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 murdered many people. His victims included 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 in an alternative timeline. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
- George Cranleigh murdered several servants at Cranleigh Hall. The Fifth 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 Tenth 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)
- Professor Peach and Roger Curbishley were two of the murder victims at Eddison Manor. They were murded by Reverend Arnold Golightly who was actually a Vespiform. (DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
- River Song was convicted of murdering the Eleventh Doctor at Lake Silencio, but the Doctor faked his death using a Teselecta double. (DW: Flesh and Stone, The Wedding of River Song)
- Oswald Danes was a convicted murderer, rapist and paedophile. In 2006 he raped and murdered 12-year-old Susie Cabina. (TW: The New World)
