What's the difference between "murder" and "homicide"?

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Murder defines an actual illegal act. (Defined by law)

Homicide defines the act of killing another human being, not necessarily illegal. (for example in a war)

While murdering someone is an act of homicide, an act of homicide isn't necessarily murder.

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Homicide is a broader term than murder.  Homicide means any killing of one person by another, including things like self-defense and negligent (rather than intentional) killing.  Murder means the intentional, unjustified killing of another person.

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