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manslaughter
manslaughter /ˈmænˌslɔː.tər/ aep /-ˌslɑː.t̬ɚ/ noun [U] LEGAL
► F0 the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions: » She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for manslaughter.» He denies murder but admits manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.→ COMPARE MURDER(Cf. ↑murder) noun, SUICIDE(Cf. ↑suicide) (DEATH)Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑Killing |