manslaughter

man·slaugh·ter

noun \ˈman-ˌslȯ-tər\

Definition of MANSLAUGHTER

: the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice

Examples of MANSLAUGHTER

1. She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.

First Known Use of MANSLAUGHTER

14th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with MANSLAUGHTER

backwater, bathwater, bilgewater, blackwater, blue-water, branch water, breakwater, Clearwater, cold-water, cutwater, dewater, deepwater, dishwater, firewater, first water, floodwater, freshwater, Goldwater, granddaughter, gray water, groundwater, headwater, high-water, hold water, hot water, ice water, jerkwater, limewater, low water, make water, meltwater, rainwater, red water, rosewater, saltwater, seawater, self-slaughter, shearwater, springwater, stepdaughter, still water, tailwater, tap water, tidewater, tread water, wastewater, white-water