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manslaughter

[ man-slaw-ter ]

noun

  1. Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
  2. the killing of a human being by another; homicide.


manslaughter

/ ˈmænˌslɔːtə /

noun

  1. law the unlawful killing of one human being by another without malice aforethought Compare murder See also homicide malice aforethought
  2. (loosely) the killing of a human being


manslaughter

  1. The unlawful killing of a person, without malice or premeditation. Involuntary manslaughter is accidental, such as running into someone with a car. Voluntary manslaughter is committed in the “heat of passion,” as in a spontaneous fight in which one person is killed by a strong blow. Manslaughter is usually considered less serious than murder. Both murder and manslaughter are types of homicide .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of manslaughter1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; man, slaughter

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Example Sentences

After four years, two trials, an adoption, and multiple jury scandals, polo mogul John Goodman was found guilty of manslaughter.

Mitchell was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 to 20 years.

And so, in the end, he accepts a plea bargain: involuntary manslaughter, three years in prison.

They employ an individual that not only has a serious drug problem; he was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.

White had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible sentence for his crime.

After they've done a wood-cutting job they come down and blow the money in; and this man ended up with manslaughter.

If they have wherewithal to persuade the Jury to bring it in Manslaughter, what are they the worse for it?

Ve got Tom Vildspark off that 'ere manslaughter, with a alleybi, ven all the big vigs to a man said as nothing couldn't save him.

His ticket was taken from him and he barely escaped being tried by an American court for manslaughter.

The last class may rise to a high degree of enormity, such as manslaughter, but these crimes are rarely possible of restraint.

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