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

Examples of involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The teen's father, Colin Gray, is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI said. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024 His father, Colin Gray, 54, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children. —

Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024 The propofol was administered by Dr. Conrad Murray, who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served two years of a four-year prison sentence. —

Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children. —

Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for involuntary manslaughter

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First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of involuntary manslaughter was in 1792

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