culpable homicide
noun/ˌkʌlpəbl ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
/ˌkʌlpəbl ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/
[uncountable] (law)- (in some countries) the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately compare involuntary manslaughter, justifiable homicide
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
culpable homicide