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

Examples of involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yolo Superior Court jurors in July found Dominguez guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal April 2023 knife attacks on David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, at Davis’ Central and Sycamore parks. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

McPherson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate and other charges. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Now the decision not to prosecute has done little to assuage the concerns of San Diego police oversight advocates, who continue to believe that the officer should face an involuntary manslaughter charge at the very least. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Lowery pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in addition to possession of a firearm by a felon in July, both Class D felonies with habitual offender status. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for involuntary manslaughter

• auteur
• blotter
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• plotter
• rotter
• slaughter
• spotter
• squatter

Legal Definition

involuntary manslaughter

see also:

manslaughter