Sentence examples for an intention to kill from inspiring English sources

A murder conviction requires proof of an intention to kill.

Mr. Hynes, at a news conference, said the drugs had been administered orally, which he said could be used as proof of an intention to kill.

It said that to be found guilty of murder beyond possible doubt, an intention to kill had to be demonstrated in the case of each individual.

In overturning de Bruin's conviction, South Africa's appeal court ruled in 1991 that a crowd could not have an intention to kill, only individuals could.

Bachmann, who has multiple convictions for burglary, assault and drug possession, was said by German intelligence services to be a target for Islamist terrorists who posted an intention to kill him on social media sites.

Judge Blackett told the board that to convict the men of murder they had to be sure that there was an "intention to kill".

We say there was a shared intention to kill".

I was contacted by the police who said someone had a settled intention to kill me".

Justice Minister David Ford, from the cross-community Alliance Party, said: "Whoever set this alert and the device which exploded had a clear intention to kill police officers.

There is a clear intention to kill him, but the act of political revenge is delayed and finally averted by the arrival of the labour leader, who pleads with the men to withdraw.

His lawyer, Barry Roux, said Friday that if he were prosecuting the case, the charge would be culpable homicide — a less serious charge implying either negligence or a lack of intention to kill.