{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "125.00", "citation": "Penal Law § 125.00", "heading": "Homicide defined", "text": ["§ 125.00 Homicide defined.", "Homicide means conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances constituting murder, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, or criminally negligent homicide."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/125.00", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "“**Homicide**” is conduct that **causes a person’s death under circumstances constituting murder, first- or second-degree manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/125.00", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}