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manslaughter

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Definition of manslaughter

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 In Michigan, James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of 14-year-old school shooter Ethan Crumbley, were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 However, he was acquitted of the more serious capital murder charge, as well as manslaughter. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026 The jury could have also convicted Clancy of lesser charges — second-degree murder or manslaughter. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 The intoxication manslaughter charge is a first-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manslaughter

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Burks personally prosecuted five capital murder death penalty cases during her time at the district attorney’s office.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The murder of two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank is the jumping-off point for a large-scale invasion of the Palestinian territory, a move that would further test the nation’s fraying relationship with the United States.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026

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During a retrial in 2019, one of the victims and a co-defendant testified that their previous testimony implicating Bennett was coerced by a then-homicide detective.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Utah authorities have identified notorious serial killer Ted Bundy as the killer of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, closing a homicide investigation 52 years to the day after her body was discovered.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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