corporate manslaughter

British

noun

law the death of someone caused by an act of corporate negligence

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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 allows organisations such as health boards to be prosecuted as a single entity rather than individual staff members.

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Police officers investigating the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are now considering corporate manslaughter charges.

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Police have said separate corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter investigations are continuing.

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This prosecution by the CQC is separate from any prosecution that could arise from a corporate manslaughter investigation, which was opened earlier this month.

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The trust was cleared of the more serious charge of corporate manslaughter.

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