There is a controversy in the definition of murder in England and Wales. This relates to ‘intention’ in the mental element, which can include the defendant’s foresight of death or grievous bodily harm (GBH) as ‘virtually certain’. This ‘oblique’ intent is criticised as morally under-inclusive. In this article, it is argued the crime can better capture those killings that should be categorised as murder by rejecting oblique intent. It is accepted that GBH ought to be a part of the mental element. However, the article proposes murder should capture heinous forms of risk-taking through knowledge of likely death or GBH which, if it were to occur, might be useful in contributing to the defendant’s purpose. This cognitive approach supports a murderous attitude called reconciliation. That attitude is contrasted with the dictionary definition of intention in which death or GBH can be used in pursuit of, or is, the defendant’s purpose.

在英格兰和威尔士，谋杀的定义存在争议。这与精神要素中的“意图”有关，其中可以包括被告对死亡或严重身体伤害 (GBH) 的预见为“几乎可以肯定”。这种“倾斜”意图被批评为道德上的包容性不足。在本文中，认为通过拒绝倾斜意图，犯罪可以更好地捕捉那些应该归类为谋杀的杀戮。公认 GBH 应该是心理因素的一部分。然而，该文章建议谋杀应该通过了解可能的死亡或 GBH 来捕捉令人发指的冒险形式，如果它发生，可能有助于实现被告的目的。这种认知方法支持一种叫做和解的凶残态度。