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n. - Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being v. - Alter so as to make unrecognizable; Kill intentionally and with premeditation.

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  • To my mind to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
  • Danton sentenced to 7½ years in murder-for-hire plot
  • USATODAY. com - Danton pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot
  • USATODAY. com - Jurors acquit Wolfmeyer in murder-for-hire case
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