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 Former state trooper Christopher Baldner was convicted by a jury of second-degree manslaughter, a felony, on March 13, New York State Attorney General Leticia James announced. —

Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026 He was first convicted of manslaughter in 1974 for reportedly stabbing his stepfather to death in Sydney. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Sahil was initially charged with DUI causing injury and vehicular manslaughter, along with enhancements for causing great bodily injury, having an excessive blood-alcohol content and circumstances in aggravation. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Garry Moore, 66, pleaded guilty in January to voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, under sudden heat. —

Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manslaughter

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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