involuntary manslaughter

noun

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of involuntary manslaughter

: 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

Recent Examples of involuntary manslaughter from the Web

He was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

— cameron knight, Cincinnati.com, "Man sent to prison after police killed his friend faces new charges," 19 Apr. 2018
By the middle of 2017, 15 current and former officials were charged with crimes related to the crisis, including involuntary manslaughter.

— thomas c. granato, Fortune, "Commentary: How Flint Can Help Residents Trust Their Water Again," 16 Apr. 2018
He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and several counts of aggravated endangerment and aggravated battery.

— author: cleve r. wootson jr., Anchorage Daily News, "They helped design a record-breaking waterslide – and were arrested after it decapitated a boy," 3 Apr. 2018
Thus far, 15 current or former state and City of Flint employees have been charged with crimes from misdemeanors to involuntary manslaughter after lead leached into the city’s water when the supply was switched to the Flint River.

— trevor bach, The Christian Science Monitor, "Can a Michigan doctor become America's first Muslim governor?," 29 Mar. 2018
The co-owner of the Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Jeffrey Henry, faces a second-degree murder charge, and the park's former director of operations, Tyler Austin Miles, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

— madison park, CNN, "Schlitterbahn waterslide designer taken into custody," 3 Apr. 2018
Michelle Carter of Plainville, was found guilty last year of involuntary manslaughter.

— alana levene, BostonGlobe.com, "Father of teen who killed himself in texting suicide case to run Boston Marathon," 2 Apr. 2018
Henry, Schooley and the construction company face one felony count of second-degree murder, and Miles and the park face one count of involuntary manslaughter.

— Washington Post, "National Digest: Kansas to audit water park’s inspection records," 29 Mar. 2018
He was acquitted in May 2015 of two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

— kaylee remington, cleveland.com, "East Cleveland offers to drop charges against Cleveland police supervisors in exchange for $5,000, report says," 17 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of involuntary manslaughter

1792

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