culpable homicide
Britishnoun
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Masondo added that a case of culpable homicide would be opened.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
They set up a charity to help other families bereaved by murder, culpable homicide and suicide.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
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
Pistorius, who is now 36, was ultimately convicted of murder after prosecutors appealed against an initial conviction for culpable homicide, which is comparable to manslaughter.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
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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