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manslaughter

[man-slaw-ter] / ˈmænˌslɔ tər /
NOUN
killing without malicious forethought
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Manslaughter charges for accidents on movie sets are rare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Manslaughter charges against them, filed in 2020, were dismissed by a federal judge in October, but Fairfax prosecutors are appealing that.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Noem’s secretary of public safety, Craig Price, said in a publicly-released letter to House Speaker Spencer Gosch that he believed the attorney general should have been charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Manslaughter charges initially filed against him were dropped after GM recalled 2.6 million vehicles with the switch in 2014, according to his lawsuit.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2016

Only if the person was unknown, why Manslaughter?

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend




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