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
Read previously stood trial last year on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges, with the case gaining significant viral attention in true crime circles on TikTok.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
August was formally charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and driving while intoxicated.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Instead, Woods last month pleaded no contest to child abuse, voluntary manslaughter and false imprisonment, according to court records.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
She is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
August was formally charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and driving while intoxicated.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Instead, Woods last month pleaded no contest to child abuse, voluntary manslaughter and false imprisonment, according to court records.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
She is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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Hutchinson's trial judge rejected that, instead agreeing with two prosecution psychologists and saying that no correlation between Hutchinson's diagnosis and the murders had been established, reported the Lakeland Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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After a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year, Read is being retried on charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Dolton, Riverdale deaths The medical examiner’s office also reported a homicide in Dolton involving a Chicago man.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Most gun deaths are intentional, with suicides accounting for 58% and homicides for 38% of 46,728 gun deaths in 2023.—
David Yamane,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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