as in murder
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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
The child’s mother, Sarah Canales, also faces manslaughter charges in relation to Athena’s death and is currently awaiting trial.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Singh has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Some homicides aren’t charged as murder or manslaughter cases, such as a July arson death ruled to have been reckless and deadly negligence, further obscuring a definitive number.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Initially, police charged her with drunken driving manslaughter and fleeing the scene.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Singh has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Some homicides aren’t charged as murder or manslaughter cases, such as a July arson death ruled to have been reckless and deadly negligence, further obscuring a definitive number.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Initially, police charged her with drunken driving manslaughter and fleeing the scene.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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An argument over a wristwatch led to the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Dallas mother at Malibu Jack’s amusement park in North Richland Hills, according to new details of the murder investigation released on Tuesday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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