man ‧ slaugh ‧ ter /ˈmænˌslɔːtə $ -ˌslɒːtər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
law the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately ⇨ homicide , murder :
She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
man ‧ slaugh ‧ ter /ˈmænˌslɔːtə $ -ˌslɒːtər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
law the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately ⇨ homicide , murder :
She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012