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manslaughter

mans·laugh·ter

UK/ˈmænˌslɔːtə/ US/ˈmænˌslɔtɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

homicide without malice aforethought

Origin

From 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”).

Phrases

  • constructive manslaughter
  • corporate manslaughter
  • criminally negligent manslaughter
  • first-degree manslaughter
  • involuntary manslaughter
  • second-degree manslaughter
  • voluntary manslaughter

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