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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Keely, 50, was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
As part of a deal with local prosecutors, Mr. Richardson pleaded guilty in 1999 to a lesser felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and received a five-year sentence; Mr. Claiborne pleaded guilty to a related misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The appeal withdrawal comes five months after a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin after his attorneys questioned the handling of evidence by New Mexico law enforcement and prosecutors.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
As part of a deal with local prosecutors, Mr. Richardson pleaded guilty in 1999 to a lesser felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and received a five-year sentence; Mr. Claiborne pleaded guilty to a related misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The appeal withdrawal comes five months after a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin after his attorneys questioned the handling of evidence by New Mexico law enforcement and prosecutors.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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