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PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title H - Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation
Article 125 - Homicide and Related Offenses
125.05 - Homicide and Related Offenses; Definition.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 125.05 (2022)
§ 125.05 Homicide and related offenses; definition.The following definition is applicable to this article:
"Person," when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who has been born and is alive.
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