224. Death that might have been prevented
224. Where a person, by an act or omission, does any thing that results in the death of a human being, he causes the death of that human being notwithstanding that death from that cause might have been prevented by resorting to proper means.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 207.
Criminal Code of Canada
- SHORT TITLE
- INTERPRETATION
- PART I
- PART II OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
- PART II.1 TERRORISM
- PART III FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS
- PART IV OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE
- PART V SEXUAL OFFENCES, PUBLIC MORALS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- PART VI INVASION OF PRIVACY
- PART VII DISORDERLY HOUSES, GAMING AND BETTING
- PART VIII OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION
- 214 - Interpretation
- 215 - Duties Tending to Preservation of Life
- 219 - Criminal Negligence
- 222 - Homicide
- 229 - Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
- 241 - Suicide
- 242 - Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body
- 244 - Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person
- 249 - Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft
- 264.1 - Assaults
- 279 - Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction
- 287 - Abortion
- 289 - Venereal Diseases
- 290 - Offences Against Conjugal Rights
- 294 - Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage
- 296 - Blasphemous Libel
- 297 - Defamatory Libel
- 317 - Verdicts
- 318 - Hate Propaganda
- PART IX OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
- PART X FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND TRADE
- PART XI WILFUL AND FORBIDDEN ACTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
- PART XII OFFENCES RELATING TO CURRENCY
- PART XII.1 INSTRUMENTS AND LITERATURE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE
- PART XII.2 PROCEEDS OF CRIME
- PART XIII ATTEMPTS — CONSPIRACIES — ACCESSORIES
- PART XIV - JURISDICTION
- PART XV SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND POWERS
- PART XVI COMPELLING APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED BEFORE A JUSTICE AND INTERIM RELEASE
- PART XVII LANGUAGE OF ACCUSED
- PART XVIII PROCEDURE ON PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
- PART XVIII.1 CASE MANAGEMENT JUDGE
- PART XIX INDICTABLE OFFENCES — TRIAL WITHOUT JURY
- PART XIX.1 NUNAVUT COURT OF JUSTICE
- PART XX PROCEDURE IN JURY TRIALS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART XX.1 MENTAL DISORDER
- PART XXI APPEALS — INDICTABLE OFFENCES
- PART XXI.1 APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW — MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
- PART XXII PROCURING ATTENDANCE
- PART XXIII SENTENCING
- PART XXIV DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND LONG-TERM OFFENDERS
- PART XXV EFFECT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RECOGNIZANCES
- PART XXVI EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES
- PART XXVII SUMMARY CONVICTIONS
- PART XXVIII MISCELLANEOUS
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXV]
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXVII]