How to Use involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence

involuntary manslaughter

noun
Definition of involuntary manslaughternext
  • Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial over the fatal shooting on the set of Rust may have been dismissed, but there’s more on the horizon for the movie and its star.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has since been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
  • The initial charges of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed seemed much harder to prove given how confused their roles were.
    — Aja Romano, Vox, 13 July 2024
  • Baldwin’s lawyers also argued that his actions do not meet the standard for involuntary manslaughter under New Mexico law.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 May 2024
  • Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison after she was convicted in a separate involuntary manslaughter trial this year.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 July 2024
  • He was retried on lesser charges, with another jury acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter and hanging on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
  • Both are being hit with charges of involuntary manslaughter for Hutchins's death on the movie's set in 2021.
    — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023
  • If found guilty of just involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony, both would face up to 18 months in prison.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The trio was charged with involuntary manslaughter but again were freed.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The latter two have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have entered not-guilty pleas.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.
    — Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • They’ve been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have pleaded not guilty.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The three men were initially charged with manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, but the charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
    — Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Ashley was sentenced to 30 months in prison on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, the release said.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Each pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and were sentenced to 9 to 12 years in prison.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The Santa Fe district attorney announced on Jan. 19 that the actor would be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the end of the month.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The other man is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • After the shooting, officials took the rare step of filing charges of involuntary manslaughter against his parents, who bought the gun used in the attack.
    — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • She was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each child killed.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Baldwin, 64, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the case.
    — Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Both defendants re-entered not guilty pleas to the charge of involuntary manslaughter; both face up to four years in state prison if convicted.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
  • Banks also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced last month to at least nine years.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
  • Jennifer Crumbley has pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of the four students in the shooting at Oxford High School.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The parents, who each face four counts of involuntary manslaughter, are accused of giving their son unfettered access to the gun.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • In February 2020, Thompson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to time served in the city jail.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Baldwin is expected to be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ death.
    — Meg James and Anousha Sakoui, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The 19-year-old man accused of owning the weapon later pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and served over two years behind bars.
    — John Woodrow Cox, Steve Hendrix and Steven Rich, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The charge is in addition to two counts of involuntary manslaughter filed against Gutierrez Reed earlier this year.
    — Raja Razek, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • She was sentenced to 18 months in prison, the maximum sentence for involuntary manslaughter, in April.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • Baldwin and the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were both charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over Hutchins' death.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'involuntary manslaughter.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: