MANSLAUGHTER


Meaning of MANSLAUGHTER in English

[noun] [U] legal - the crime of killing a person by someone who did not intend to do it or who cannot be responsible for their actionsShe was sentenced to five years imprisonment for manslaughter.He denies murder but admits manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.Compare murder; suicide.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.