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manslaughters

noun

plural of manslaughter

as in murders

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 manslaughters Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters dropped by more than 66% in the time frame, with four reports in 2025 compared to 12 a year earlier. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026 But some violent crimes have fallen significantly—homicides by 39%, human trafficking offenses by 26%, and vehicular manslaughters by 75%. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025

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Foxtrot has been linked to several murders across Europe, and Britain and the US allege the group was behind attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets on behalf of Iran, which denies the allegation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
New details point to a possible premeditated plot in the family murders at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania, a private investigator says.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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In the map, charts and table below, view information on Baltimore homicides since 2007 as reported by the Baltimore Police Department.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026
In July 2024, the county Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention issued a report with more than a dozen recommendations for reducing domestic violence homicides by improving access to restraining orders.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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