as in murders
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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 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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughters
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Many mothers in the Twin Cities marched the streets in the wake of the murders and terrifying kidnappings by ICE, and many mothers organized in other ways, moving food and money to food shelves, families sheltering-in-place, and rent relief funds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, almost all murders are prosecuted in this state by local prosecutors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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The investigations into the homicides remain ongoing, and LASD has encouraged anyone with information on the incidents to contact its Homicide Bureau.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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In a press release on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Johnson’s killing was one of four homicides that occurred near the same encampment between October 2025 and January 2026.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Manslaughters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughters. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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