involuntary manslaughter
noun
: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not constituting a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act in a negligent or improper manner
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The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, N.M., where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, tthe armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Alec Baldwin has filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit six months after an involuntary manslaughter charge against him, stemming from the 2021 Rust shooting, was dropped.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, tthe armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Alec Baldwin has filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit six months after an involuntary manslaughter charge against him, stemming from the 2021 Rust shooting, was dropped.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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