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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Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The 17-year-old boy was hit with a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter and gang assault in the Feb. 14 slaying of Julian Corniell, who was attacked outside the fast-food spot near 38th St. and Queens Blvd.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Prosecution Garrett was charged with first-degree murder, DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, felony criminal mischief, aggravated fleeing to elude and two counts each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The 17-year-old boy was hit with a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter and gang assault in the Feb. 14 slaying of Julian Corniell, who was attacked outside the fast-food spot near 38th St. and Queens Blvd.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Prosecution Garrett was charged with first-degree murder, DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, felony criminal mischief, aggravated fleeing to elude and two counts each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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