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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
Pearce was booked on suspicion of manslaughter, with bail set at $1 million.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
At the start of 25-year-old Alexander Northern’s preliminary hearing, an Alameda County prosecutor announced the District Attorney’s office wouldn’t be seeking a holding order for murder, but rather voluntary manslaughter.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Jashanpreet, an Indian national who entered the United States illegally in 2022, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, causing bodily injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to San Bernardino County records.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The suspect, Antonio Alcantar, 38, was booked into jail on two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and three counts related to DUI, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
At the start of 25-year-old Alexander Northern’s preliminary hearing, an Alameda County prosecutor announced the District Attorney’s office wouldn’t be seeking a holding order for murder, but rather voluntary manslaughter.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Jashanpreet, an Indian national who entered the United States illegally in 2022, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, causing bodily injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to San Bernardino County records.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The suspect, Antonio Alcantar, 38, was booked into jail on two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and three counts related to DUI, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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Here’s everything to know about the murder of Chelsea Bruck, including how her Halloween costume led to her killer’s arrest.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The details surrounding the case, which became the subject of Netflix’s 2015 documentary Making a Murderer, remain unclear, with no official cause of death apart from homicide and no eyewitnesses to the crime.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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