manslaughter
noun/ˈmænslɔːtə(r)/
/ˈmænslɔːtər/
[uncountable, countable] (law)- the crime of killing somebody illegally in circumstances that make it a less serious crime than murder (for example because it was not deliberate or not planned in advance)
- The charge has been reduced to manslaughter.
- The directors of the railway company could be charged with corporate manslaughter.
- a rise in the number of murders and manslaughters
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- attempted
- involuntary
- voluntary
- …
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