Section 216: Interpretation of “murder”
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216. Interpretation of “murder”
Tout meurtre commis avec pré- Manslaughter committed with
méditation ou de guet-apens, est premeditation or by lying in wait is
qualifié assassinat. murder.
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- What turns manslaughter into 'murder' under the Criminal Code?