MANSLAUGHTER


Meaning of MANSLAUGHTER in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a murder/manslaughter/fraud etc conviction

He lost his job following a drugs conviction.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

guilty

He later pleaded guilty to manslaughter .

Too many prosecutors overcharge an accused-with murder, say, when he is guilty only of manslaughter .

The father was found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter of three months.

Waterworth, a pallet maker of Twist Avenue, Golbourne, near Wigan, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter .

He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Christie, 24, a former private in the Ulster Defence Regiment, had been found guilty of manslaughter .

The accused was guilty of manslaughter even though he did not direct his attack at the victim.

involuntary

Beneath the law of involuntary manslaughter lie some deep issues of general principle.

Prosecutors have said that possible charges include negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder.

reckless

The same act could be both this form of manslaughter and reckless manslaughter.

The criminal investigation ended after the grand jury was asked to focus on reckless conduct and manslaughter , Campos said.

Similarly there is a morally significant difference between reckless driving and manslaughter .

Therefore, it can be said that there need not be an obvious and serious risk of death in reckless manslaughter .

After Seymour it is thought that all of these accused would be guilty of reckless manslaughter .

voluntary

Instead of being convicted of first-degree murder, Mitchell got six years for voluntary manslaughter .

Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.

Police arrested Billy Tarver, 41, on charges of voluntary manslaughter .

■ NOUN

charge

He wanted the manslaughter charge dropped and says the case is full of uncertainty.

The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges .

But the panel deadlocked on manslaughter charges , with nine jurors favoring acquittal.

And the manslaughter charges were much more believable, and would be harder to fight.

I would lean toward the manslaughter charge , however, rather than murder, if I were the judge.

■ VERB

admit

He's denied murdering Elizabeth Howe, but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Capper admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

A doctor had diagnosed that Pearson, who admitted manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court, was a dangerous psychopath.

They admitted manslaughter and gave evidence against Allen.

Rudman was sent to a psychiatric hospital last year after admitting the manslaughter of his wife on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

convict

Only three, who were convicted of manslaughter , were given jail terms-of two to three years.

The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges.

Colin Oliver never stopped following his favourite team despite being jailed after he was wrongly convicted of manslaughter .

If convicted of manslaughter , he could be subject to up to three years in prison.

Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.

deny

They've all denied manslaughter and arson.

Harper and two other men deny the charges of manslaughter and arson.

The trial judge has ruled that neither she, nor the boy, who denies her manslaughter , can be identified.

All three men have denied manslaughter .

The boy denies manslaughter , and the case continues tomorrow.

find

The father was found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter of three months.

A lesser finding of manslaughter carries a maximum 20-year prison term.

Christie, 24, a former private in the Ulster Defence Regiment, had been found guilty of manslaughter .

If he were to discontinue treatment and merely make the child comfortable, the courts would not find him guilty of manslaughter .

reduce

What conditions are needed to reduce murder to manslaughter ?

Heat-of-passion and self-defense reduce murder to manslaughter .

It wasn't a particularly difficult case and we were confident we'd get it reduced to manslaughter .

If jurors conclude that Lyle killed in that state of mind, the crime could be reduced from murder to manslaughter .

Also receiving determinate prison sentences are those whose offence is reduced to manslaughter on a combined plea of provocation and diminished responsibility.

Under his recommendation, the charge was reduced to manslaughter .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

She denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter .

The court decided there was insufficient evidence for a manslaughter charge.

The driver of the train was charged with the manslaughter of 13 people.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He's denied murdering Elizabeth Howe, but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Instead they convicted Kern, Lester, and Lad one of second-degree manslaughter and assault and acquitted Pirone of all charges.

It wasn't a particularly difficult case and we were confident we'd get it reduced to manslaughter .

McFillin is still serving time for manslaughter .

No name was mentioned at the time, and ten days later I was formally charged with manslaughter .

The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges.

They were charged with murder and manslaughter respectively.

Wacker has denied the 58 counts of manslaughter and four counts of conspiracy against him.

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