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homicide

(Encyclopedia) homicidehomicidehŏmˈəsīd [key], in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice…

Matteotti, Giacomo

(Encyclopedia) Matteotti, GiacomoMatteotti, Giacomojäˈkōmō mät-tāôtˈtē [key], 1885–1924, Italian Socialist leader; the outstanding opponent of the Fascist regime during its early days. He was a…

Pérez, Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Pérez, AntonioPérez, Antonioäntôˈnyō pāˈrĕth [key], b. 1534 or 1539, d. 1611, Spanish politician. Ambitious and unscrupulous, he became secretary to King Philip II and was, with the…

Ferrer Guardia, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Ferrer Guardia, FranciscoFerrer Guardia, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārārˈ gwärˈdyä [key], 1859–1909, Spanish political theorist and educator. An ardent liberal, anticlerical, and republican…

Manson, Charles Milles

(Encyclopedia) Manson, Charles Milles, 1934–2017, American criminal and cult leader, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Charles Milles Maddox. As a youth Manson began a life of crime, mainly burglaries, thefts…

inquest

(Encyclopedia) inquest, in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. The most usual…