Synonyms of manslaughters

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.

Related Words

• murders
• homicides
• killings
• slayings
• massacres
• slaughters
• foul play
• carnages
• bloodsheds
• assassinations
• executions
• butcheries
• rubouts
• decimations
• destructions
• chance-medleys
• blood
• parricides
• hits
• euthanasias
• mercy killings
• regicides
• filicides
• matricides
• patricides
• fratricides
• uxoricides

Example Sentences

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