Thesaurus results for 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.

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Recent Examples of manslaughter The focus of the investigation then turned from vehicular manslaughter to premeditated murder, according to the release. —

Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2026 Jerry Boylan, who was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in the 2019 fatal fire on the Conception dive boat off the Channel Islands in California, had his manslaughter conviction upheld. —

Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026 After conducting an investigation and forwarding its findings to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, police arrested Jeffery Cope on Thursday on a warrant for one count of vehicular manslaughter. —

Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 Arlington police said another teenage boy was arrested and faces manslaughter charges in the shooting. —

Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manslaughter

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Noun

Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with their murder, accused of fatally stabbing them.

— Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials identified the man as Grant Parker, who had been arrested last month on suspicion of murder.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026