Sentence examples for instance of murder from inspiring English sources

He says that, with the single, possible, exception of the Roberto Calvi case, he had not come across an instance of murder by hanging in 38 years' practice.

A particular act of killing might be wholly permissible if the conflict in which it occurs is a war, yet be an instance of murder if the conflict falls short war.

While the offenses cited were less than explosive — there were no charges, for instance, of murder or the inadvertent killing of innocents — some Western officials worry that Mr. Karzai may use them to try to speed the departure of the companies faster than his government is able to replace them with a promised Afghan force.

Another instance of murder occurred on October 3, 1880, when Thomas Forrest stabbed Michael Carbis.

The Trayvon Martin case re-opened old wounds for black Americans, most of whom see the case as a clear instance of murder.

As in the previous novel, a seemingly isolated instance of murder is revealed to be connected with the soul-destroying machine of Palestinian politics.

In addition, Knox's acquittal was recently annulled, which places her back where she was in 2009: convicted in the first instance of murdering Kercher.

As Leslie (forthcoming) points out, it takes far fewer instances of murder for one to be considered a murderer than it does instances of anxiety to be considered a worrier.

Readers will still find instances of murder, theft, chattel slavery, fraud, child abuse, drunkenness and other violations of civil norms.

In Vietnam, in his job as battalion commander, he witnessed several instances of murder & torture of prisoners by American troops.

His claim is impossible to verify but it is one of many alleged instances of murder, robbery and rape laid at the rebels' door.