Thesaurus results for MANSLAUGHTER

manslaughter

noun

Definition of manslaughter

as in murder

law the crime of ending the life of a person without intending to do so She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.

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Recent Examples of manslaughter Last summer, Parisi asked Judge Colleen Nichols to reduce Blake Rakela’s murder charge to voluntary manslaughter. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Diora Teal, 22, was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon for the deadly June 7 shooting that killed Jayden Purvis, according to law enforcement. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026 The officer who shot Nitzken was indicted on charges of manslaughter and reckless homicide. — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 She is charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, which in Florida is treated like a manslaughter offense. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for manslaughter

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Diaz, 52, suffered burns to her arm and stomach while trying to incinerate the car and was soon charged with Lopez’s murder, according to a court transcript and a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
His son, Nick Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his parents.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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Police in Georgia recovered some of Warren's property and other items relevant to the homicide investigation a few days later, discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant, according to prosecutors.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Nocturne tells the story of Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2026

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