2. (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
manslaughter — man·slaugh·ter / man ˌslȯ tər/ n: the unlawful killing of a human being without malice compare homicide, murder involuntary manslaughter: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life … Law dictionary
Manslaughter — steht für Voluntary manslaughter Involuntary manslaughter den Originaltitel des 1922 gedrehten Films Frauen auf schiefer Bahn den englischen Titel des dänischen Films Totschlag – Im Teufelskreis der Gewalt Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
manslaughter — (n.) mid 14c., act, crime, or sin of killing another human being, in battle or not, from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + SLAUGHTER (Cf. slaughter) (n.). Replaced O.E. mannslæht (Anglian), mannslieht (W.Saxon), from slæht, slieht act of killing (see SLAY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
manslaughter — [n] killing without malicious forethought crime, foul play*, hit*, homicide, killing, murder; concept 252 … New thesaurus
manslaughter — ► NOUN ▪ the crime of killing a person without intention to do so … English terms dictionary
manslaughter — [man′slôt΄ər] n. the killing of a human being by another; esp., such killing when unlawful but without malice: see also MURDER, HOMICIDE … English World dictionary
Manslaughter — For other uses, see Manslaughter (disambiguation). Homicide … Wikipedia
manslaughter — The unjustifiable, inexcusable and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation and malice. State v. Banister, Mo.App., 512 S.W.2d 843, 845. The unlawful killing of a human without any deliberation, which may be… … Black's law dictionary
manslaughter — The unjustifiable, inexcusable and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation and malice. State v. Banister, Mo.App., 512 S.W.2d 843, 845. The unlawful killing of a human without any deliberation, which may be… … Black's law dictionary
Manslaughter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Manslaughter signifie homicide en anglais. Manslaughter est un personnage des comics Marvel ; Manslaughter est le titre original du film américain Le … Wikipédia en Français
