Synonyms of manslaughter

manslaughter

noun

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.

Related Words

• murder
• homicide
• killing
• slaying
• slaughter
• massacre
• execution
• assassination
• bloodshed
• butchery
• destruction
• carnage
• foul play
• blood
• chance-medley
• decimation
• euthanasia
• rubout
• parricide
• hit
• mercy killing
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• patricide
• filicide
• uxoricide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manslaughter

The driver who was racing Morales, Kyle Harrison, pleaded no contest to two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter and engaging in a speed contest that led to great bodily injury, according to court records. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The immediate task facing the government is trying to find a way to keep Harper’s killer behind bars without making a similar exemption for all manslaughter convictions. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

Kyle Harrison, 25, the other person involved in the street race, pleaded no contest to charges including vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

His father, 31-year-old Michael Deaver, faces one count of manslaughter and three counts of child endangerment. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2026