The killing of a human being without malice or premeditation. Most states have specific statutory distinctions between murder in the first degree and second degree. Murder in the first degree is usually a killing that was premeditated and was particularly malicious. A promise to allow a creditor to take a specified item of property if the debt is not paid. An amount of money given to the landlord by the tenant at the outset of the tenancy, to secure the tenant's performance of certain legal obligations specified in the lease or rental agreement - such as payment of rent and cleaning the premises at termination of the tenancy.
Sedition also applies to actions which support and aid the enemy in times of war.
It is interpreted to mean that degree of reasonable force necessary to protect oneself from physical harm. Self-defense cannot include killing or great bodily harm to defend property, unless it also threatens to harm that person. A common example is self-defense during the commission of a burglary. Such acts might consist of changing locks, turning off utilities, or removing doors or windows. In most instances, self-help evictions are illegal.