culpable homicide
Britishnoun
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Some forget he was convicted of murder on appeal, remembering the original conviction of culpable homicide, a lesser offence equivalent to manslaughter, and people's memories of the evidence have inevitably faded.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024
Pistorius’ case and his parole eligibility have been complicated by those appeals by prosecutors, who first challenged his culpable homicide conviction and then a sentence of six years for murder, which they called shockingly lenient.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Last week, trial court Judge Amit Shekhar convicted the 10 men "guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
The truck driver, who was earlier arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide, was released on Wednesday due to lack of evidence, local media reported.
From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2022
The Turkish police arrested the father of the obdurate fairy, and tried him for culpable homicide.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 by William Chambers
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