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

Yet, Bragg cynically indicted two counts, charging second-degree manslaughter (i.e., reckless homicide) as the lead charge, with criminally negligent homicide as a backup. —The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024

Two Indianapolis police officers charged in the death of a man who was stunned and restrained on the ground during a mental health crisis were acquitted Friday of manslaughter, officials said. —Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024

Penny pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and negligent homicide charges. —Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024

The second-degree manslaughter charge only requires prosecutors to prove Penny acted recklessly, not intentionally, according to prosecutors. MORE: Who is Jordan Neely, the man killed in NYC subway chokehold death? —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024