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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
However, 2011’s Time of My Life was the band’s final LP with Arnold alongside original members Roberts and Harrell; with the former leaving for health reasons while the latter was fired from the group after the bassist was charged with vehicular manslaughter in 2013.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Dayron Ramirez-Mesa, 21, turned himself in on Thursday to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, facing charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, reckless driving with damage to property or person, and DUI with damage to property or person, his arrest report said.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
In February 2016, Police Officer Peter Liang was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man in a Brooklyn stairwell.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors charged Troupe with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a passenger, Tahara Day, 31, and with drunk driving, causing injury to another passenger in Troupe’s car and the driver of the big rig.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Dayron Ramirez-Mesa, 21, turned himself in on Thursday to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, facing charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, reckless driving with damage to property or person, and DUI with damage to property or person, his arrest report said.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
In February 2016, Police Officer Peter Liang was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man in a Brooklyn stairwell.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors charged Troupe with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a passenger, Tahara Day, 31, and with drunk driving, causing injury to another passenger in Troupe’s car and the driver of the big rig.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manslaughter
Noun
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As teens, both were prosecuted in adult court for murder.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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William Brock, 83, was sentenced this week to 21 years to life for murder, felonious assault and kidnapping in Toland-Hall’s killing.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is the second mass homicide in British Columbia in less than a year.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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