Used in a Sentence

manslaughter

How to use manslaughter in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for manslaughter.

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If I hit someone, it's at least manslaughter.

Examples13
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

homicide without malice aforethought

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of manslaughter gathered in one view.

noun

homicide without malice aforethought

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for manslaughter.

noun

homicide without malice aforethought

Example sentences

1

If I hit someone, it's at least manslaughter.

2

15 years is what you get for manslaughter with good behavior.

3

There would be talks of manslaughter charges, putting better processes in place.

4

As long as you’re sober, chances are you’ll never be charged with any crime, much less manslaughter.

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This is why, for example, murder is different than manslaughter.

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The responsible parties are never charged with manslaughter or even fired.

7

" In that case why shouldn't you be liable for criminally negligent manslaughter?

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In essence, why punish people for things that either don't harm others, or aren't their fault?You're applying this to a serious crime, at least manslaughter if not murder.

9

Harsher sentences for incrementing a URL than for rape or vehicular manslaughter are ridiculous.

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Lets see if charges are pressed for this potential vehicular manslaughter... or even a criminal investigation!

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In other news, people are still looking for the inventor of the hammer to charge him with multiple accounts of manslaughter, consequence of every death in which his invention was used.

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I don't know you but I'm willing to bet it's been a while since you hunted down, killed, and ate an animal in the wild.- "The system has worked" - with that kind of reasoning you could justify anything from rape, manslaughter, ostracizing, etc.

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The scientists in question claimed that the tremors removed energy from the fault zone and actually made the situation safer and that there was "no danger".Now, I think it's still open for debate whether what the scientists did justifies charges of manslaughter, but the idea that they were charged merely for failing to predict earthquakes is very wrong.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use manslaughter in a sentence?

If I hit someone, it's at least manslaughter.

What does manslaughter mean?

homicide without malice aforethought

What part of speech is manslaughter?

manslaughter is commonly used as noun.