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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Daniel Lawson, 25, was convicted by a jury March 4 of voluntary manslaughter in the 2024 death of his wife, Desire Buggs, Prince William County Commonweath’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said in a March 6 news release.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In April 2021, Chauvin was convicted on state charges of third-degree murder, second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
More than a year after police found three men dead outside a home in Kansas City’s Northland, two metro area men have been charged with drug distribution and manslaughter in connection with their deaths.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Olejniczak, who remains at large, was sentenced in 2004 after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her then-husband, serving time in prison until 2013, according to court records.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
In April 2021, Chauvin was convicted on state charges of third-degree murder, second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
More than a year after police found three men dead outside a home in Kansas City’s Northland, two metro area men have been charged with drug distribution and manslaughter in connection with their deaths.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Olejniczak, who remains at large, was sentenced in 2004 after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her then-husband, serving time in prison until 2013, according to court records.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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