manslaughter
noun
Examples of manslaughter in a Sentence
Meghan Mariani, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024
Castro was charged with second-degree murder last year along with vehicular manslaughter.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Four Las Vegas teenagers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in juvenile court for beating their classmate to death, according to news reports.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
Italian authorities launched a manslaughter and negligent shipwreck investigation in connection with the sinking, Ambrogio Cartosio, the chief prosecutor of Termini Imerese, announced last month.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manslaughter. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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Note: The exact formulation of the elements of involuntary manslaughter vary from state to state especially with regard to the level of negligence required. In states that grade manslaughter by degrees, involuntary manslaughter is usually graded as a second- or third-degree offense.
Note: In states that grade manslaughter by degrees, voluntary manslaughter is usually a first-degree offense.
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