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Manslaughter

The slaying of a human being.

📖 Definitions of "Manslaughter"

noun

1
The slaying of a human being.
2
The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger.

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Word	Definition
homicidal	Having an inclination to commit homicide.
187noun	(US, by extension) Murder.
assassinationnoun	The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
homicidenoun	(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
mistakenoun	An error.
latter	Relating to or being the second of two items.
involuntary	Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
wilful	Intentional; deliberate.
killingsnoun	The act of killing.
manslaughtnoun	(obsolete) Manslaughter.
slaughtrenoun	Obsolete spelling of slaughter. [(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.]
murdermentnoun	(obsolete) murder
deathsmannoun	(obsolete) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.
autocidenoun	An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
unlawnoun	Absence of law; lawlessness.
assassinateverb	To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
mortalitienoun	Obsolete spelling of mortality. [The state or quality of being mortal.]
abortmentnoun	(obsolete) Abortion.
mortalitynoun	The state or quality of being mortal.