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21Gay panic defense — is a term used to describe a rare but high profile legal defense against charges of assault or murder. A defendant using the gay panic defense claims that he acted in a state of violent temporary insanity because of a little known psychiatric… …
22Death of Osama bin Laden — Death of Osama bin Laden …
23homicide — ho·mi·cide / hä mə ˌsīd, hō / n [Latin homicidium, from homo human being + caedere to cut, kill] 1: a person who kills another 2: the killing of one human being by another compare manslaughter, murder …
24Castle doctrine — A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine arising from English common law[1] that designates one s place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one s …
25Bernard Gert — (born October 16, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a philosopher of ethics known primarily for his work on medical ethics, especially pertaining to psychology, and for his emphasis on the importance of avoiding evil as opposed to promoting good.… …
26Tu quoque — (IPA: IPA|/tu ˈkwoʊkwɛ/, Latin for You, too or You, also ) is a Latin term used to mean an accusation of hypocrisy. The argument states that a certain position is false or wrong and/or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act… …
27Renee Montoya — Superherobox| caption=Renee Montoya as the Question Art by Darick Robertson. comic color=background:#8080ff character name=The Question real name=Renee Montoya publisher=DC Comics debut= Batman #475 (March 1992) creators=Paul Dini Mitch Brian… …
28James Nichols (convicted murderer) — Infobox Criminal subject name = James Allen Nichols image size = 175px image caption = date of birth = birth date|1978|5|27 place of birth = date of death = place of death = alias = conviction = Second degree intentional homicide Hiding a corpse… …
29Gina Grant — (born 1976) is an American woman who gained notoriety for receiving early admission to Harvard University, only to have it rescinded when it became known that she had killed her mother and had omitted this fact from her college application.1990… …
30Chaud-medley — Chaud med ley, n. [F. chaude m[^e]l[ e]e; chaud hot + m[^e]ler (Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle.] (Law) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from… …
