The murder charge was reduced to manslaughter.
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Manslaughter
//ˈmænˌslɔtɚ//
Synonyms for "manslaughter" (13 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (6)
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50 translations across 34 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- manslag noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Bulgarian
1 entries- непредумишлено убийство noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Catalan
1 entries- homicidi involuntari noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 誤殺 /误杀 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- 過失殺人 /过失杀人 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- 非預謀殺人罪 /非预谋杀人罪 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Cornish
1 entries- denladh noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Czech
3 entries- neúmyslné zabití noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- zabití noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- zabití z nedbalosti noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Danish
1 entries- manddrab noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Dutch
1 entries- doodslag noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Faroese
1 entries- manndráp noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Finnish
2 entries- kuolemantuottamus noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- tappo noun (act of killing unlawfully)
French
2 entries- homicide involontaire noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- homicide involontaire coupable noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Georgian
1 entries- განუზრახველი მკვლელობა noun (act of killing unlawfully)
German
3 entries- Totschlag noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- [Verbrechen] mit Todesfolge noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- fahrlässige Tötung noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Greek
1 entries- ανθρωποκτονία noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Hebrew
1 entries- הריגה ברשלנות noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Hungarian
3 entries- előre meg nem fontolt szándékkal elkövetett emberölés noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- erős felindulásban elkövetett emberölés noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- gondatlanságból elkövetett emberölés noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Icelandic
1 entries- manndráp noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Irish
1 entries- dúnorgain noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Italian
1 entries- omicidio colposo noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Japanese
3 entries- 故殺 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- 過失致死 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- 過失致死罪 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Korean
1 entries- 고살 noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Manx
1 entries- dunverys neuvyskidagh noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Māori
2 entries- matenga pokerehū noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- whakamate ohonoa noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- uaktsomt drap noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Polish
1 entries- nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Portuguese
1 entries- homicídio culposo noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Russian
1 entries- непредумы́шленное уби́йство noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- duine-mharbhadh noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- ubojstvo iz nehaja noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Spanish
2 entries- homicidio noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- homicidio involuntario noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Swedish
3 entries- dråp noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- dödsvållande noun (act of killing unlawfully)
- vållande till annans död noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Telugu
1 entries- నరహత్య noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngộ sát noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Welsh
1 entries- dynladdiad noun (act of killing unlawfully)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
After a lengthy trial, the woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
Source: tatoeba (1507512)
They accused him of manslaughter.
Source: tatoeba (2259521)
Tom was sentenced to thirteen years for manslaughter.
Source: tatoeba (2958603)
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