I guess the final definition depends on who you ask, truly...since the definition of a "crime" differs widely from country to country...If one considers our current presence in Iraq "criminal," then the soldiers "killing" the people over there are actually "murderers"Police officers kill. They are not charged with "murder".
People kill in self defense. They are not charged with "murder".
Websters:
Kill: 1 a: to deprive of life : cause the death of b
Murder: 1: the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
Killing is an act. Murder is a crime. If there is no crime, it is not murder.
Big difference.
It is in the eye of the beholder as to whether or not a "killing" was committed during the act of a "crime" hence making the killer a "murderer"
That still doesn't make much sense even after trying to say it several different ways, lol. I think most people here are intelligent enough to catch my drift though...