culpable homicide
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Police had filed a case against the actor, his security team and the theatre's management staff on the charges of culpable homicide.
From BBC
Authorities have named four engineers from the state's road department and an unnamed official from Google Maps in a police complaint on charges of culpable homicide.
From BBC
Indian police on Friday filed charges of culpable homicide, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against the owners of the factory.
From Seattle Times
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
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
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