noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a murder/manslaughter/fraud etc conviction
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He lost his job following a drugs conviction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
guilty
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He later pleaded guilty to manslaughter .
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Too many prosecutors overcharge an accused-with murder, say, when he is guilty only of manslaughter .
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The father was found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter of three months.
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Waterworth, a pallet maker of Twist Avenue, Golbourne, near Wigan, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter .
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He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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Christie, 24, a former private in the Ulster Defence Regiment, had been found guilty of manslaughter .
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The accused was guilty of manslaughter even though he did not direct his attack at the victim.
involuntary
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Beneath the law of involuntary manslaughter lie some deep issues of general principle.
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Prosecutors have said that possible charges include negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder.
reckless
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The same act could be both this form of manslaughter and reckless manslaughter.
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The criminal investigation ended after the grand jury was asked to focus on reckless conduct and manslaughter , Campos said.
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Similarly there is a morally significant difference between reckless driving and manslaughter .
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Therefore, it can be said that there need not be an obvious and serious risk of death in reckless manslaughter .
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After Seymour it is thought that all of these accused would be guilty of reckless manslaughter .
voluntary
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Instead of being convicted of first-degree murder, Mitchell got six years for voluntary manslaughter .
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Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.
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Police arrested Billy Tarver, 41, on charges of voluntary manslaughter .
■ NOUN
charge
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He wanted the manslaughter charge dropped and says the case is full of uncertainty.
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The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges .
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But the panel deadlocked on manslaughter charges , with nine jurors favoring acquittal.
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And the manslaughter charges were much more believable, and would be harder to fight.
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I would lean toward the manslaughter charge , however, rather than murder, if I were the judge.
■ VERB
admit
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He's denied murdering Elizabeth Howe, but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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Capper admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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A doctor had diagnosed that Pearson, who admitted manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court, was a dangerous psychopath.
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They admitted manslaughter and gave evidence against Allen.
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Rudman was sent to a psychiatric hospital last year after admitting the manslaughter of his wife on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
convict
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Only three, who were convicted of manslaughter , were given jail terms-of two to three years.
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The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges.
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Colin Oliver never stopped following his favourite team despite being jailed after he was wrongly convicted of manslaughter .
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If convicted of manslaughter , he could be subject to up to three years in prison.
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Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.
deny
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They've all denied manslaughter and arson.
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Harper and two other men deny the charges of manslaughter and arson.
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The trial judge has ruled that neither she, nor the boy, who denies her manslaughter , can be identified.
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All three men have denied manslaughter .
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The boy denies manslaughter , and the case continues tomorrow.
find
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The father was found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter of three months.
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A lesser finding of manslaughter carries a maximum 20-year prison term.
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Christie, 24, a former private in the Ulster Defence Regiment, had been found guilty of manslaughter .
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If he were to discontinue treatment and merely make the child comfortable, the courts would not find him guilty of manslaughter .
reduce
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What conditions are needed to reduce murder to manslaughter ?
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Heat-of-passion and self-defense reduce murder to manslaughter .
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It wasn't a particularly difficult case and we were confident we'd get it reduced to manslaughter .
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If jurors conclude that Lyle killed in that state of mind, the crime could be reduced from murder to manslaughter .
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Also receiving determinate prison sentences are those whose offence is reduced to manslaughter on a combined plea of provocation and diminished responsibility.
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Under his recommendation, the charge was reduced to manslaughter .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter .
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The court decided there was insufficient evidence for a manslaughter charge.
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The driver of the train was charged with the manslaughter of 13 people.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He's denied murdering Elizabeth Howe, but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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Instead they convicted Kern, Lester, and Lad one of second-degree manslaughter and assault and acquitted Pirone of all charges.
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It wasn't a particularly difficult case and we were confident we'd get it reduced to manslaughter .
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McFillin is still serving time for manslaughter .
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No name was mentioned at the time, and ten days later I was formally charged with manslaughter .
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The brothers hope that if verdicts are reached, they will be convicted of lesser manslaughter charges.
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They were charged with murder and manslaughter respectively.
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Wacker has denied the 58 counts of manslaughter and four counts of conspiracy against him.