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manslaughter(dictionary)
Manslaughter(law)
Involuntary Manslaughter(law)
Voluntary Manslaughter(law)

manslaughter (iou)



manslaughter noun & verb. ME.
[from MAN noun + SLAUGHTER noun.]
A. noun.
The killing of a human being by a human being; (esp. criminal) homicide, murder. ME-E17.
The slaughtering of human beings; destruction of human life. ME.
Law. The unlawful killing of a human being in circumstances not amounting to murder; criminal homicide without malice aforethought. ME.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Slaughter human beings. Chiefly as manslaughtering ppl adjective & verbal noun. E18.
verb trans. Kill (a person) without malice aforethought. colloq. E20.
manslaughterer noun (a) a person who slaughters human beings; (b) a person who commits manslaughter: M19.
manslaughterous adjective L19.