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

Penny, who is out of jail on a $100,000 bond, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter and up to 4 years if convicted of criminally negligent homicide. —Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024

In a 2021 case involving manslaughter charges against an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy, jurors voted to acquit. —James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

On February 1, 2022, Karen Read was arrested and charged with manslaughter, negligent motor vehicle homicide, and leaving the scene of a collision. —Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024

World & Nation Marine veteran who choked N.Y. subway passenger to death is charged with manslaughter May 12, 2023 Penny, who served four years in the Marines before being discharged in 2021, has been free on a $100,000 bond. —Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024