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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The actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter in January 2023, but the charges were dropped months later.
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
The 2024 involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice during his July 2024 trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors sat on evidence that would have helped shed light onto how live ammunition was brought onto the set.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
James Barnett, 57, was charged with arson, murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, court records show.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
But after a tragic accident leaves him with an involuntary manslaughter conviction, his life spirals into ruin.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
The 2024 involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice during his July 2024 trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors sat on evidence that would have helped shed light onto how live ammunition was brought onto the set.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
James Barnett, 57, was charged with arson, murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, court records show.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
But after a tragic accident leaves him with an involuntary manslaughter conviction, his life spirals into ruin.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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