Synonyms of manslaughter

manslaughter

noun

as in murder

law 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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• homicide
• killing
• slaying
• slaughter
• massacre
• execution
• assassination
• bloodshed
• butchery
• destruction
• carnage
• foul play
• blood
• chance-medley
• decimation
• euthanasia
• rubout
• parricide
• hit
• mercy killing
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• patricide
• filicide
• uxoricide

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of manslaughter

Gregory Bonner, 50, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 33-year-old Jeremy Griego, records show. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024

Initially charged with manslaughter, the charge was later upgraded to homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

Others charged with manslaughter reportedly include hotel manager Gilda Martin and hotel employee Esteban Grassi. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024

Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — A jury has found a man guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing an elderly stranger two years ago in a blindside assault spurred by the victim shining a flashlight at him during a chance encounter on a quiet South San Jose street. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024