manslaughter
Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
the killing of a human being by another; homicide.
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How to use manslaughter in a sentence
Facing more than $30 billion in potential liabilities, the company sought bankruptcy protection last January and just emerged from Chapter 11—after pleading guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter—this summer.
PG&E’s new CEO is the first woman to leap from top of one Fortune 500 company to another | kristenlbellstrom | November 19, 2020 | FortuneBurley served seven years in prison after the 2010 drug-planting incident and also was convicted of manslaughter in state court, while Matthews served more than two years in prison.
Baltimore approves more than $10 million in new police settlements | Justin Fenton | November 18, 2020 | Washington PostProsecutors said they were investigating charging the hackers with negligent manslaughter.
Fact check: Ransomware did not lead to a woman’s death in Germany | Aaron Pressman | November 16, 2020 | FortuneThe Park Police officers involved have since been charged with manslaughter.
Fairfax County police chief to step down in February | Justin Jouvenal | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostHe was charged with attempted manslaughter, but the charge got reduced to aggravated battery.
After four years, two trials, an adoption, and multiple jury scandals, polo mogul John Goodman was found guilty of manslaughter.
Money, Murder, and Adoption: The Wild Trial of the Polo King | Jacqui Goddard | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMitchell was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
And so, in the end, he accepts a plea bargain: involuntary manslaughter, three years in prison.
‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See | Andrew Romano | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey employ an individual that not only has a serious drug problem; he was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
The NFL’s Mindless Misogyny: Why Was Ray Rice Given a Slap on the Wrist for Beating His Fiancée? | Robert Silverman | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhite had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible sentence for his crime.
Castro Street’s Hot Cop Is the Batman to Sexy Mug Shot Guy’s Joker | Itay Hod | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter they've done a wood-cutting job they come down and blow the money in; and this man ended up with manslaughter.
Summer | Edith WhartonIf they have wherewithal to persuade the Jury to bring it in manslaughter, what are they the worse for it?
The Beggar's Opera | John GayVe got Tom Vildspark off that 'ere manslaughter, with a alleybi, ven all the big vigs to a man said as nothing couldn't save him.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles DickensHis ticket was taken from him and he barely escaped being tried by an American court for manslaughter.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceThe last class may rise to a high degree of enormity, such as manslaughter, but these crimes are rarely possible of restraint.
Courts and Criminals | Arthur Train
British Dictionary definitions for manslaughter
/ (ˈmænˌslɔːtə) /
law the unlawful killing of one human being by another without malice aforethought: Compare murder See also homicide, malice aforethought
(loosely) the killing of a human being
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Cultural definitions for manslaughter
[ (man-slaw-tuhr) ]
The unlawful killing of a person, without malice or premeditation. Involuntary manslaughter is accidental, such as running into someone with a car. Voluntary manslaughter is committed in the “heat of passion,” as in a spontaneous fight in which one person is killed by a strong blow. Manslaughter is usually considered less serious than murder. Both murder and manslaughter are types of homicide.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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