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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Charged with involuntary manslaughter instead of murder, Loay Alnaji faces a maximum of four years—with a plea deal potentially lowering that further.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Along with the felony involuntary manslaughter charge, she is also charged with felony child endangerment and being an accessory after the fact to a crime.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In 2011, the doctor who prescribed Jackson’s medication, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for providing and administering Jackson those medications.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
That includes an Orange County mother, who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge after her son allegedly struck an 81-year-old man with an electric motorcycle.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Along with the felony involuntary manslaughter charge, she is also charged with felony child endangerment and being an accessory after the fact to a crime.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
In 2011, the doctor who prescribed Jackson’s medication, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for providing and administering Jackson those medications.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
That includes an Orange County mother, who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge after her son allegedly struck an 81-year-old man with an electric motorcycle.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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