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 most prominent such case was that of 15-year-old school shooter Ethan Crumbley in Michigan, whose parents were each convicted of involuntary manslaughter in separate proceedings.
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Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in a New Mexico state prison in April after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 June 2024
The 66-year-old actor was indicted by a Santa Fe grand jury in January on one count of involuntary manslaughter.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Baldwin is set to go on trial on July 9 in Santa Fe, N.M., on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 June 2024
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Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in a New Mexico state prison in April after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 June 2024
The 66-year-old actor was indicted by a Santa Fe grand jury in January on one count of involuntary manslaughter.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Baldwin is set to go on trial on July 9 in Santa Fe, N.M., on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 June 2024
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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