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tər noun
1.
Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
2.
the killing of a human being by another; homicide.
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| —n | |
| 1. | law Compare murder homicide See also malice aforethought the unlawful killing of one human being by another without malice aforethought |
| 2. | (loosely) the killing of a human being |
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Word Origin & History
manslaughter
c.1300, from O.E. mannslæht (Anglian), mannslieht (W.Saxon), from man (q.v.) + slæht, slieht "act of killing." Etymologically identical with homicide, but in legal use usually distinguished from murder and restricted to "simple homicide."
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
manslaughter [(man-slaw-tuhr)]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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