manslaughter
manslaughter
Definition
man·slaughter (-slôt′ər)
noun
the killing of a human being by another; esp., such killing when unlawful but without malice
manslaughter
Synonyms
manslaughter
Law Definition
n
The act of killing another person without malice aforethought.
involuntary manslaughter
The accidental killing of another during the commission of a crime or as
a result of criminal negligence.
voluntary manslaughter
Killing in the heat of passion.
manslaughter
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- admit: Nathan Cottrell admitted the manslaughter of his elder brother Daniel at his mother's house in Staple Hill.
- commit: The applicant was alleged to have committed voluntary manslaughter in Denmark on 22 February 1990; he left Denmark the next day.
- include: For information on specific offenses ( including corporate manslaughter ) refer to Corporate Manslaughter and other relevant sections, elsewhere in this guidance.
- deny: Couple denies Katrina charges The owners of a New Orleans nursing home deny manslaughter over the deaths of 35 patients in Hurricane Katrina.
Preposition: on
- ground: At the trial, her plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was rejected.
Preposition: through
- negligence: The Great Western Train Company was prosecuted for manslaughter through gross negligence by the Health and Safety Executive in 1998.
Adjective modifier
- involuntary: The new offense of corporate killing is expected to be combined with wider reform on the law on involuntary manslaughter.
- corporate: Corporate manslaughter - - Are you in the driving seat?
- attempted: My letter had requested the police question Tarrant about his 1994 remarks on " attempted manslaughter " by MI5.
- gross: Smaller unincorporated bodies will be covered by the common law offense of gross negligence manslaughter.
- voluntary: In fact voluntary manslaughter is where a person is killed by someone else in rage, terror or desperation.
Modifies a noun
- verdict: The very fact that they returned a manslaughter verdict indicates they were not sure.
- prosecution: At the end of last year the refusal of the CPS to bring a manslaughter prosecution was challenged by the family of the deceased.
- conviction: His grounds of appeal against the manslaughter conviction were lodged by his lawyers on 3 June 1994.
- bill: The corporate manslaughter bill has been neutered to please employers George Monbiot.
- charge: The reports were sent to the CPS to see whether manslaughter charges could be added.
- victim: PUNISHMENT AT last the next of kin of murdered victims, manslaughter victims etc will be able to voice their opinions in a court.
Noun used with modifier
- negligence: Smaller unincorporated bodies will be covered by the common law offense of gross negligence manslaughter.
Preposition: of
- man: On June 21, 2005, the forty-first anniversary of the crime, Killen was found guilty of the manslaughter of the three men.
Preposition: by
- negligence: We were concerned with the offense of manslaughter by gross negligence.
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