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[mur-der]
–noun
1.
Law . the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder).

This may seem like a small thing, but it isn’t. Using the word murder to classify the unlawful killing of animals is just another way to blur the crucial distinction between us and animals. Animals can be abused, but killing them isn't murder.

Description
[mur-der]
–noun
1.
Law . the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder).

This may seem like a small thing, but it isn’t. Using the word murder to classify the unlawful killing of animals is just another way to blur the crucial distinction between us and animals. Animals can be abused, but killing them isn't murder.