manslaughters

noun

plural of manslaughter
as in murders
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 manslaughters Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters dropped by more than 66% in the time frame, with four reports in 2025 compared to 12 a year earlier. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026 But some violent crimes have fallen significantly—homicides by 39%, human trafficking offenses by 26%, and vehicular manslaughters by 75%. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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  1. murders
  2. homicides
Noun
  • Von Wernich, a former police chaplain, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for his role in seven murders and dozens of kidnappings and torture cases during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The escalating legal battle centers on the holdout juror, who said he’s been harassed since the trial ended but continues to stand by his position that Clancy premeditated the murders of her children.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • The latest data show homicides of Latinos fell slightly and remained slightly lower than their population count.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Mulroy’s election in 2022 as the county’s first Democratic district attorney in more than two decades came on the heels of a year with a record number of homicides.
    — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of homicides

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“Manslaughters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughters. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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