manslaughter
The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the…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; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
» Tom was convicted of manslaughter.
Тома визнали винним у ненавмисному вбивстві.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
Totschlag, [Verbrechen] mit Todesfolge, fahrlässige Tötung
непредумы́шленное уби́йствоnepredumýšlennoje ubíjstvo
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The slaying of a human being.
- homicide without malice aforethought
Examples
26 sentencesTom was convicted of manslaughter.
Тома визнали винним у ненавмисному вбивстві.
Tom has been acquitted of manslaughter.
Tom could be tried for manslaughter.
Tom has been charged with manslaughter.
Tom was sentenced to thirteen years for manslaughter.
ruТом был приговорён к тринадцати годам за непредумышленное убийство.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English manslaȝter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as anFrom Middle English manslaȝter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as an adaptation of Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), from mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”), see manslaught. Cognate with Scots manslauchter (“homicide”). Compare also Old Frisian monslaga (“murder”).
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Forms
plural: manslaughters| Singular | manslaughter |
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Word family
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