felony murder rule (English, noun)
expansion: felony murder rule (plural felony murder rules)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A legal doctrine according to which when someone is killed (regardless of intent) in the commission of a felony, the offender (as well as his accomplices or co-conspirators) are guilty of murder.
Forms:
form: felony murder rules
tags: plural
form: rule of felony murder
tags: alternative