Voluntas necandi

Voluntas necandi

In jurisprudence, voluntas necandi (Latin "voluntas", "will" + gerund of "neco", "to kill") describes the animus nocendi of a person who willfully kills another human being. Establishment of "voluntas necandi" is necessary to prove murder or voluntary manslaughter as opposed to involuntary manslaughter.


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