as in murder
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the crime of ending the life of a person without intending to do so
She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.
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Recent Examples of manslaughter
Local authorities have charged the suspect with manslaughter, Rai News, ANSA and Corriere della Sera reported.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
She was also charged with manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
However, prosecutors amended the murder charge last week to voluntary manslaughter.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1967, three of the four teens charged with murder were convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to nine to 20 years in prison.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
She was also charged with manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
However, prosecutors amended the murder charge last week to voluntary manslaughter.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1967, three of the four teens charged with murder were convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to nine to 20 years in prison.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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Three people were killed in a murder-suicide shooting near a middle school in Illinois on Tuesday.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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McDonald, portrayed as the main attacker, was convicted of murder, but later released because of health issues.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The girls died as a result of homicide from suffocation, a preliminary report from a medical examiner stated.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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An autopsy determined the girls' cause of death to be suffocation and the manner of death is homicide, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said on June 9.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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