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Manslayer

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who commits homicide or manslaughter

    "The right of an accidental manslayer to flee to the protective custody of a city of refuge."

  2. 2
    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalent to man + slayer.

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