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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Though New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has filed motions for Judge Sommer to reconsider her decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin, Sommer rebuked those arguments and has declined to reconsider Morrissey's case multiple times in recent months. —

Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 The film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024 The Western film is set to premiere at the Camerimage Festival in Poland on Wednesday, more than four months since a judge dismissed Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 Baldwin was also charged with involuntary manslaughter and had pleaded not guilty. —

Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for involuntary manslaughter

Word History

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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