That, in fact, such an act constitutes not murder at all, but an act of self-defense.

Both counts constitute second-degree murder and carry equal penalties.

Shizuka and Kondo had killed him: Did that constitute murder?

A dead body found in an alley did not automatically constitute murder.

Williams insisted that his actions did not constitute murder.

This being the case, we may now consider whether or not either or both of these killings constitute murder within the meaning of the law.

How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder?

"He was killed during the course of an arson fire and that constitutes murder."

Under California law, only a killing that is "willful" and "deliberate" constitutes first-degree murder.

Several lawyers said that constitutes murder under the law.