Synonyms of manslaughter

manslaughter

noun

as in murder

law 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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• homicide
• killing
• slaying
• slaughter
• massacre
• execution
• assassination
• bloodshed
• butchery
• destruction
• carnage
• foul play
• blood
• chance-medley
• decimation
• euthanasia
• rubout
• parricide
• hit
• mercy killing
• matricide
• regicide
• fratricide
• patricide
• filicide
• uxoricide

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of manslaughter

Tensing was charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter; after two mistrials, the charges were dropped. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024

If convicted, Penny is facing up to 15 years in prison for the manslaughter charge and up to four years for the negligent homicide charge. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

The video was played at the trial of Penny, who is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the May 1, 2023, death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless Black man who some witnesses say was acting erratically on a subway car. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024

Alejandro Valencia-Torres Jr., 28, pleaded no contest to a vehicular manslaughter charge, in exchange for prosecutors dropping murder, drunk driving and hit-and-run counts against him. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024