Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "battery with death following".

Noun[edit]

Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge f (genitive Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge, plural Körperverletzungen mit Todesfolge)

  1. (law) A killing where the perpetrator intended physical harm to the victim but did not intend their death, often considered a form of manslaughter in Anglophone jurisdictions; for example, the death of someone who hit their head on a sharp edge after having been punched in the face.

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