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> By the way, the Saxons had two terms for homocide: "Morther" is the
> intentional killing of someone and includes by stealth, by poison, by
> magic, or other extenuating circumstances. The other is "Manslieht/
> manslege" - Manslaughter - implying that someone died, but it wasn't
> a murder,
...A distinction still made (at least in English Law...) today.
Manslaughter is a strict liability crime, If you kill someone then you
are guilty of it, wheras Murder requires either intent or recklessness...