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manslaughter definition

man·slaughter (-slôt′ər)

noun

the killing of a human being by another; esp., such killing when unlawful but without malice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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