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MANSLAUGHTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does manslaughter mean?
• MANSLAUGHTER (noun)
The noun MANSLAUGHTER has 1 sense:
1. homicide without malice aforethought
Familiarity information: MANSLAUGHTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Homicide without malice aforethought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("manslaughter" is a kind of...):
homicide (the killing of a human being by another human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manslaughter"):
chance-medley (an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense)
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