as in murder
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the crime of ending the life of a person without intending to do so
She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.
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Recent Examples of manslaughter
Those only include what the police classify as murders or non-negligent manslaughter.
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
In January 2019, he was convicted in state superior court on a second-degree manslaughter charge and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, according to federal authorities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Woman whose toddlers were found dead in her SUV charged with manslaughter.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
He was charged with second-degree manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
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Jackson, who famously won an acquittal in the murder trial of Karen Read and represented disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, did not explain his decision to withdraw from the case.—
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Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact KCPD homicide unit detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.—
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More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database.—
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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