Well, honestly, they are executed. The state executed them for crimes, such as murder. People Kill.
Mike, on death certificates of those executed doesnt it say homicide as cause of death? Yes, it does....
defination of homicide:
hom·i·cide ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hm-sd, hm-)
n.
The killing of one person by another.
A person who kills another person.
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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin homicdium, and homicda hom, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European Roots + -cdiumand -cda, -cide.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Main Entry: ho·mi·cide
Pronunciation: 'hä-m&-"sId, 'hO-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin homicidium, from homo human being + caedere to cut, kill
1 : a person who kills another
2 : the killing of one human being by another —compare MANSLAUGHTER, MURDER
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criminal homicide
: homicide committed by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence)
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deliberate homicide
: homicide caused purposely and knowingly —used in Montana
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excusable homicide
: homicide that is committed by accident or misfortune by a person doing a lawful act by lawful means with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent and that is excused under the law with no criminal punishment imposed; also : JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE in this entry
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felonious homicide
: homicide committed without justification
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homicide by misadventure
: homicide that occurs as the result of an accident caused by a person doing a lawful act with no unlawful intent
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justifiable homicide
: homicide that is committed in self-defense, in defense of another and esp. a member of one's family or sometimes in defense of a residence, in preventing a felony esp. involving great bodily harm, or in performing a legal duty and that is justified under the law with no criminal punishment imposed; also : EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE in this entry
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negligent homicide
: homicide caused by a person's criminally negligent act
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reckless homicide
: homicide caused by a person's reckless acts
NOTE: In Illinois, involuntary manslaughter committed by use of a motor vehicle is called reckless homicide.
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ve·hic·u·lar homicide
/vE-'hi-ky&-l&r-/
: homicide committed by the use of a vehicle (as an automobile or boat)
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Main Entry: ho·mi·cide
Pronunciation: 'häm-&-"sId, 'hO-m&-
Function: noun
1 : a person who kills another
2 : a killing of one human being by another —compare GENOCIDE
Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
homicide
n : the killing of a human being by another human being