> Most jurisdictions even have 3+ different definitions for murder alone In other words, most jurisdictions can't just leave it at a simple common law definiti

> Most jurisdictions even have 3+ different definitions for murder alone In other words, most jurisdictions can't just leave it at a simple common law definition of murder; for example: "At common law, murder was defined as killing another human being with malice aforethought." [1] This is not a matter of edge cases. It's a matter of the legal system getting out of hand even for what should be basic common law crimes. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/murder https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/murder