manslaughter

manslaughter
/man"slaw'teuhr/, n.
1. Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
2. the killing of a human being by another; homicide.
[1250-1300; ME; see MAN1, SLAUGHTER]

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      in Anglo-American criminal law, a category of criminal homicide that generally carries a lesser penalty than the crime of murder. Different legal systems use different criteria to distinguish the kinds and degrees of unjustified killing. See homicide. (homicide)

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Synonyms:
, / (without malice)


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