Legal Definition and Related Resources of Aberemurder

Meaning of Aberemurder

In old English law. An apparent, plain, or downright murder. It was used to distinguish a willful murder from chance-medley, or manslaughter. Spelman; Cowell; Blount. See “Homicide.”

What does Aberemurder mean in American Law?

The definition of Aberemurder in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

In old English law, the most plain and downright kind of murder, to be distinguished from other less culpable kinds of homicide, e.g., the kind that took place in a barroom brawl. Sometimes written “aberemurdrum.”

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Synonyms of Aberemurder

noun

assassination
carnage
dealing death
decimation
destruction of life
elimination
extermination
extinction
homicide
killing
killing with malice aforethought
liquidation
massacre
slaughter
slaying
taking of life
unlawful homicide

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