involuntary manslaughter
noun
: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not constituting a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act in a negligent or improper manner
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She was originally charged in 2023 with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter and three counts of felony elder abuse.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, said Friday that Kelley would have to decide whether to seek a third trial of Copeland and Howell on the involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The actor eventually agreed to participate in the movie after he was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2023, Kennedy said.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Richard Fatherley is charged with second-degree murder, or in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter in Wyandotte County District Court.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, said Friday that Kelley would have to decide whether to seek a third trial of Copeland and Howell on the involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The actor eventually agreed to participate in the movie after he was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2023, Kennedy said.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Richard Fatherley is charged with second-degree murder, or in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter in Wyandotte County District Court.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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