Manslaughter
noun
The crime of killing a person without intending to do so.
He was charged with manslaughter for causing a fatal car accident.
Often appears as...
- charged with manslaughter
- commit manslaughter
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Formal
Technical
noun
The crime of killing a person without intending to do so.
He was charged with manslaughter for causing a fatal car accident.
Often appears as...
- charged with manslaughter
- commit manslaughter
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequence
Manslaughter carries less legal penalty than murder since it lacks intent.
His sentence was reduced to manslaughter, not murder.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Harm
Manslaughter implies the killer didn't plan to kill, often accidental or negligent.
The hunter faced manslaughter charges for the accidental shooting.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Discussions of manslaughter can be sensitive due to the topic of death.
She couldn't discuss the manslaughter case without tears.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequence
Manslaughter carries less legal penalty than murder since it lacks intent.
His sentence was reduced to manslaughter, not murder.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Harm
Manslaughter implies the killer didn't plan to kill, often accidental or negligent.
The hunter faced manslaughter charges for the accidental shooting.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Discussions of manslaughter can be sensitive due to the topic of death.
She couldn't discuss the manslaughter case without tears.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequence
Manslaughter carries less legal penalty than murder since it lacks intent.
His sentence was reduced to manslaughter, not murder.
Pro Tip 2/3Accidental Harm
Manslaughter implies the killer didn't plan to kill, often accidental or negligent.
The hunter faced manslaughter charges for the accidental shooting.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Discussions of manslaughter can be sensitive due to the topic of death.
She couldn't discuss the manslaughter case without tears.
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Video examples
Gangsters in Lockup PIPE...
brawl with another man stabbing the victim to death with a broken beer bottle he was convicted of felonious assault and manslaughter his sentence will keep him behind bars until he's 40
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A creative solution for...
where eight state and city employees were facing charges as serious as manslaughter. I could no longer idly stand by and wait for the government to do its job.
Video examples
Gangsters in Lockup PIPE...
brawl with another man stabbing the victim to death with a broken beer bottle he was convicted of felonious assault and manslaughter his sentence will keep him behind bars until he's 40
Video examples
A creative solution for...
where eight state and city employees were facing charges as serious as manslaughter. I could no longer idly stand by and wait for the government to do its job.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Albert Wynn
American Politician
It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.
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Roger Ascham
English Writer
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
Quote examples
Albert Wynn
American Politician
It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.
Quote examples
Roger Ascham
English Writer
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
Example 1 of 2
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