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Meaning of Manslaughter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈmænˌslɔːtə

Definitions

  1. The slaying of a human being.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans manslag
العربية القتل الغير المتعمّد
Bosanski zabiti
Čeština zabití
Cymraeg dynladdiad
Dansk manddrab
Deutsch [Verbrechen] mit Todesfolge fahrlässige Tötung Totschlag
Ελληνικά ανθρωποκτονία
Español homicidio homicidio involuntario
Suomi kuolemantuottamus miestappo tappo
Français homicide involontaire homicide involontaire coupable
Gaeilge dúnorgain
Hrvatski zabiti
Íslenska manndráp
Italiano omicidio colposo
日本語 故殺 過失致死 過失致死罪
한국어 고살
Nederlands doodslag
Polski nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci
Português homicídio culposo
Русский непредумы́шленное уби́йство
Српски zabiti
Svenska dödsvållande dråp vållande till annans död
Türkçe katil
Tiếng Việt ngộ sát

Examples

“For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

manslaughterer Manslayer manslaying manslot manslut Manso

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