Homicide is an act of killing a human or the killing of a person by another one (Homicide, n.d.b.). Criminal homicide includes murder along with voluntary and involuntary manslaughter (“Homicide,” n.d.a.). Murder is the deliberate killing of another person or accidental killing of a human while committing a separate crime. Voluntary manslaughter refers to a person killing another one intentionally but having no prior intent to do so; involuntary manslaughter is the killing of someone unintentionally. Homicides can also be negligent, justifiable, state-sanctioned, and vehicular (“Homicide,” n.d.a.). The difference between these types is determined by the presence of criminal intent or consent.
Assault is an action during which a person has an intent to harm another person physically. The types of this crime include aggravated, sexual, and simple assault (“Assault and battery,” n.d.). An example of an assault is a man trying to touch a woman’s hips in a bar while she is dancing, which happens against her will. Burglary is associated with entering a person’s property without permission and has distinct elements. Besides the presence of a building, there is usually no victim in this type of crime; burglary implies that a person has a plan to commit an unlawful act.
References
Assault and battery. (n.d.). Web.
Homicide. (n.d.a). Web.
Homicide. (n.d.b). In Vocabulary.com dictionary. Web.