manslaughter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmænslɔːtər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmænˌslɔtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(man′slô′tər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•slaugh•ter /ˈmænˌslɔtɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Lawthe unlawful killing of a human being in which there is no prior intent to kill.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•slaugh•ter  (man′slô′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawthe unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
  2. the killing of a human being by another;
    homicide.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English; see man1, slaughter

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
manslaughter / ˈmænˌslɔːtə/
  1. the unlawful killing of one human being by another without malice aforethought
    Compare murder
    See also homicide, malice aforethought
  2. (loosely) the killing of a human being
'manslaughter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corporate manslaughter - culpable homicide - do for - malice aforethought - murder - pass - voluntary
Collocations: [second, third] -degree manslaughter, charged with manslaughter, arrested for manslaughter, more...

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