“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,”
Howbeit if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait — the law now addresses manslaughter: if the killing occurs suddenly without prior enmity (suggesting it was accidental rather than premeditated), the person is not a murderer. Similarly, if something was thrown without deliberate intent to harm, the killing may be unintentional.
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