Yes, I have.

Murder is the taking of a life without consent, premeditated as opposed to by accident. Most civilised laws go on to say that they cannot see where such consent could ever be given, ergo if the UK government sanctioned a kill, as fans of James Bond may wonder if we ever do, it would be murder. Military actions by rules of engagement specify where taking of lives to save lives can be justified, but coroner reports on soldiers still call "killed in action" an act of homicide.

I don't choose to use that term, although I am sure a legal sparrow such as Bridge would put a bit of polish on the interpretation. As we do not have the death penalty, I can sit at my keyboard in The UK and say that state execution is murder because where I sit it is. And where my moral compass ever sits, it still is.

Just because a state defines what murder is doesn't alter its obligation to not commit it. After all, in democracies, governments are often taken to either court or judicial review over breaking their own laws.

Come on, MtheGM. I haven't hitherto spoken of deficiencies in your intellect, despite the mounting evidence in your posts.