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
The school closed in January 2019, before prosecutors in the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office filed involuntary manslaughter charges.
—
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
In March 2024, Gutierrez-Reed, who’d been tasked with overseeing weapons on the set of the Western flick, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Hutchins’ death.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Prison records show Hannah Gutierrez-Reed left the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility following the year-and-a-half-long sentence for her conviction for involuntary manslaughter following Hutchins’ death in October 2021.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
The actor was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter before the charges were dropped, then was charged again in January 2024.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for involuntary manslaughter
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
In March 2024, Gutierrez-Reed, who’d been tasked with overseeing weapons on the set of the Western flick, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Hutchins’ death.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Prison records show Hannah Gutierrez-Reed left the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility following the year-and-a-half-long sentence for her conviction for involuntary manslaughter following Hutchins’ death in October 2021.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
The actor was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter before the charges were dropped, then was charged again in January 2024.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for involuntary manslaughter
Cite this Entry
“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share