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
George Pino, a prominent South Florida real estate broker, was charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of vessel homicide in connection with the Labor Day weekend boat crash.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Sweet was charged with and pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to felony vehicular manslaughter, court records showed.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2026
Ex-Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen, a Baptist preacher, received a 60-year prison sentence after being convicted of triple manslaughter for plotting the June 1964 slayings of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, three civil rights workers registering Black voters in Mississippi.
—USA Today, 9 June 2026
Robinson-Parks has previously been convicted of second-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in physical injury, the court document said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Sweet was charged with and pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to felony vehicular manslaughter, court records showed.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2026
Ex-Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen, a Baptist preacher, received a 60-year prison sentence after being convicted of triple manslaughter for plotting the June 1964 slayings of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, three civil rights workers registering Black voters in Mississippi.
—USA Today, 9 June 2026
Robinson-Parks has previously been convicted of second-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in physical injury, the court document said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Jenny’s murder strengthens her resolve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Noun
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However, a subsequent investigation ruled out drowning as the cause of death and determined the toddler’s death was a homicide, prosecutors said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The Sacramento Police Department announced on Tuesday that investigators secured a homicide arrest warrant for an additional suspect, saying that a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody and booked into juvenile hall.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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