involuntary manslaughter

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 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

Christann Gainey, a 30-year-old nurse who worked for an outside agency and was temporarily staffed at the facility, was arrested last month on charges including involuntary manslaughter and tampering with paperwork.

— samuel chamberlain, Fox News, "Failures at senior center flagged after death of H.R. McMaster's father," 5 June 2018
Alexandria Santa-Barbara, 39, faces multiple criminal offenses in the case, including drug delivery resulting in death and involuntary manslaughter, according to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.

— vinny vella, Philly.com, "Chester woman charged with dealing fentanyl in fatal overdose," 5 June 2018
Christann Gainey, a 30-year-old nurse who worked for an outside agency and was temporarily staffing at the facility, was arrested last month on charges including involuntary manslaughter and tampering with paperwork.

— Washington Post, "Facility faulted in death of former Trump adviser’s father," 4 June 2018
The boy's mother, Tessa Gadd, 24, and her boyfriend, John Hines Jr., 31, and are both charged with involuntary manslaughter.

— adam ferrise, cleveland.com, "Cleveland mom, boyfriend charged in opioid overdose death of 2-year-old boy," 23 Apr. 2018
Henry, Schooley and the construction company are charged with second-degree murder in connection with Caleb's death, and Miles and the park are charged with involuntary manslaughter over it.

— john hanna, chicagotribune.com, "Kansas to audit water park where boy was decapitated," 29 Mar. 2018
The company and Miles now face several charges, including involuntary manslaughter.

— steve vockrodt, kansascity, "10 key allegations in the Schlitterbahn indictment | The Kansas City Star," 23 Mar. 2018
Bostian is charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office with 200 counts of reckless endangerment, eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, and one count of causing a catastrophe.

— jason laughlin, Philly.com, "Adversaries in 2015 Philly Amtrak derailment case fight together for federal records," 31 May 2018
Another man, Tyler Barris, 25, has already been charged at the state level with felony involuntary manslaughter and two additional counts.

— thuy ong, The Verge, "Two more men charged over the fatal Call of Duty swatting incident," 25 May 2018

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First Known Use of involuntary manslaughter

1792

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