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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
殺意を持って刃物を向けた。
He pointed a blade with intent to kill.
犯行に殺意があったかどうかが争点だ。
Whether there was intent to kill in the crime is the key issue.
被告が殺意を否定したため、判決は傷害致死にとどまった。
Because the defendant denied intent to kill, the verdict was limited to manslaughter.