[Anktionaer]

If the government does it it's not murder, because murder is specifically unlawfull killing. I also agree that tax evasion should not be punished by the death penalty, but prison and extremely harsh fines would be a good start imo.

[imwillofficial]

Murder is not unlawful killing.

Murder is a killing that is not just.

There have been many legal murders. (Look at the Ruby ridge incident for a non recent example)

[RHSeeger]

According to the dictionary, murder is

> the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

[ultrarunner]

Does it mention who’s laws?

[RHSeeger]

Presumably the laws of the society/government currently in charge where the homicide in question took place.

[imwillofficial]

So Nazi’s did not commit murder because it was legal. Got it.

[RHSeeger]

According to German law at the time, presumably, they were not committing murder. It's hard to say because it's entire possible for members of a country's military to follow illegal orders and be breaking the law.

According to international law, they were committing murder.

Murder is defined as illegal homicide. As such, it can only be really be discussed in the context of a legal framework. But there can be many legal frameworks at play in any one place/instance.