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manslaughter

[man-slaw-ter] / ˈmænˌslɔ tər /
NOUN
killing without malicious forethought
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But he, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 17 at the time, were all convicted of manslaughter - which means causing an unlawful death, without necessarily intending to do so.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The move extends mandatory life sentences to anyone who commits the manslaughter of an emergency worker on duty including police, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Prosecutors in Bologna have opened an investigation into manslaughter against the police officers and the medical workers who were present at the scene.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Earl Decastro, 47, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawfully causing fire with great bodily injury and the illegal possession of more than 100 pounds of dangerous fireworks, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

“I saw Ed McMellon,” Boss would later testify, when the four officers were brought to trial on charges of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

If the jury thought Bah might have felt forced into steering the dinghy, then he could not be found guilty of the manslaughters or facilitating illegal immigration - a lesser charge he also faced.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2024

At the time she was assigned the case, Scherer had been a judge for six years, and her biggest trials were two second-degree murders and two manslaughters, a defense court filing shows.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2022

The FBI did not provide a specific count for the number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters, but said the 2011 figure declined by 1.9 percent from the 14,748 recorded across the country in 2010.

From Reuters Jun. 11, 2012

The Earl put forth against Grettir the guilt for these manslaughters; he owned them all, and said he had had to defend his hands.

From The Story of Grettir the Strong by Morris, William




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