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manslaughter

noun

Definition of manslaughter

as in murder

law the crime of ending the life of a person without intending to do so She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.

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Recent Examples of manslaughter Elvin Rivera, 57, was also charged with vehicular manslaughter, assault, driving while ability impaired and driving without a license. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 An Israeli military court convicted Azaria of manslaughter in 2017 and sentenced him to 18 months in prison. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Lopez’s mother, Allison Lyman, and other family members had pressed state lawmakers to change California’s vehicular manslaughter law to prohibit diversion in such cases. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In April 2021, a jury in Cass County found Yust guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Kopetsky, 17, and second-degree murder in the death of Runions, 21. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manslaughter

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The boy was booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder, Gaines said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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Roughly a dozen agents from Quantico, Virginia, and Philadelphia homicide detectives are processing the home and surrounding the property.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The police department said the tip was flagged as spam and was never forwarded to homicide investigators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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